Reasonable rationing : international experience of priority setting in health care / edited by Chris Ham & Glenn Robert.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Series editor's introduction -- List of contributors -- 1. Introduction -- 2. International Experience of Rationing -- 3. New Zealand -- 4. Canada -- 5. The United Kingdom -- 6. Norway -- 7. The Netherlands -- 8. Conclusions -- References -- Index.

"Priority setting in health care is an issue of increasing importance. Choices about the use of health care budgets are inescapable and difficult. A number of countries have sought to strengthen their approach to priority setting by drawing on research-based evidence on the cost and effectiveness of different treatments. This book brings together leading experts in the field to summarize and analyse the experience of priority setting in five countries: Canada, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and the UK." "Drawing on literature from a range of disciplines, it makes a significant contribution to the debate on the role of information and institutions in priority setting." "Reasonable Rationing has been written for a broad readership. It will be of interest to policy makers, health care professionals and health service managers, as well as students of health and social policy at advanced undergraduate and postgraduate levels."--BOOK JACKET.