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We do not live in the land of plenty. Nevertheless, we sometimes waste resources as if we were living in that utopian world. However, wasting resources — in particular medical resources — is in the world of scarce resources not merely some mundane economic failure but rather a moral failure of major proportions. Inefficiency in a system of health care provision is outrageous since in our world health care (as opposed to former times) can indeed prolong life and enhance its quality. In case of waste people who would benefit from medical services are denied access to services without the necessity of denial.
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Kliemt, H. (2002). Summary Thoughts. In: Breyer, F., Kliemt, H., Thiele, F., Wütscher, F. (eds) Rationing in Medicine. Wissenschaftsethik und Technikfolgenbeurteilung, vol 13. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04798-9_16
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