tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421523183162882046.post2285151283664977904..comments2023-07-22T07:08:34.651-04:00Comments on More Than Medicine: The r-wordTom Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943915439673973854noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421523183162882046.post-80932222574794300832009-11-13T11:17:34.325-05:002009-11-13T11:17:34.325-05:00Reality-on-earth rations health care (for society ...Reality-on-earth rations health care (for society as a whole, if not necessarily for individuals). <br /><br />There is no such thing as health care without limits - there are limits that come from technology and expertise. there are limits that occur when desired resources are impossible to obtain. It could be that there are three doctors who know how to do a procedure and none of the three is available to deal with an emergency on Wendesday in Minnesota; it could be that a particular medicine or piece of equipment can't be obtained during an emergency, etc. And it could be that our society can't afford to say "there is no limit whatsoever to the resources we'll spend on your health care".Julian Brelsfordhttp://whadhesay.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com