Health care costs in end-of-life and palliative care: The quest for ethical reform

Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 300-317

  Jennings, Bruce ^a   Morrissey, Mary Beth ^b  

^a Center for Humans and Nature   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

access to care; communication; cost containment; cultural competency; end of life care; health care rationing; health reform; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POLICY; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COMMUNICATION; COST CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MEDICARE; PALLIATIVE CARE; POLICY; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859363556     PISSN: 15524256     EISSN: 15524264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15524256.2011.623458     Document Type: Article

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