Rationing Health Care in Britain and the United States
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Rationing is a ―dirty word,‖1 ―a code word for immoral, inappropriate, or greedy,‖2 and ―a four letter word.‖3 And not surprisingly, rationing was at the forefront of the recent debate in the United States over health care reform. Former Governor Sarah Palin‘s Facebook page allegation4 that the Democrat‘s health care reform legislation included ―death panels,‖ which would ration care for the sick and elderly, was later named ―lie of the year‖ by the fact checkers at Politifacts.com, but it did garner significant attention.5
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تاریخ انتشار 2011