Which orphans will find a home? The rule of rescue in resource allocation for rare diseases

Hastings Cent Rep. 2012 Jan-Feb;42(1):27-34. doi: 10.1002/hast.12.

Authors

Emily A Largent¹, Steven D Pearson

Affiliation

¹ Harvard University, USA.

PMID: 22616398
DOI: 10.1002/hast.12

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Delivery of Health Care / economics*
Delivery of Health Care / ethics
Health Care Rationing* / economics
Health Care Rationing* / ethics
Humans
Insurance Coverage* / economics
Insurance Coverage* / ethics
Insurance Coverage* / trends
Insurance, Health / economics
Insurance, Health / ethics
Insurance, Health / trends
Orphan Drug Production / economics*
Orphan Drug Production / ethics
Patient Advocacy
Rare Diseases / drug therapy*
Rare Diseases / economics*
Resource Allocation
United States