This paper proposes a model for prioritizing healthcare based on need, which considers the severity of ill health as a weighted measure for resource allocation. The authors critique the reliance on health maximization measures, such as QALY, and discuss the potential for a need-based approach to guide healthcare planning and policy.
Context and quantification
About the policy
Area
Health, Social Rights
Instrument
Policy Instruments
Intervention
Healthcare Priority Setting
Cost
None
Funding
Government funded
Institutional arrangement
None
Impacts
Stakeholders involved
Healthcare providers
Stakeholders impacted
Patients, Vulnerable groups
Wellbeing
Health
Justice consideration
Distributional
Metadata
| Lead author name | Anders Herlitz |
|---|---|
| Lead author gender | Male |
| Lead author institution | University of Gothenburg |
| Lead author institution location | Sweden |
| Peer reviewed? | true |
| Grey literature? | false |
| Type of paper | Research article |
| Volume | 157 |
| Publication year | 2016 |
| URL / DOI | doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.03.002 |
| Sufficiency mentioned? | false |