Two health care analysts argue that in the United State, %u201Cwe have arrived a

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Two health care analysts argue that in the United State, %u201Cwe have arrived at a moment where we are making little headway in defeating various kinds of diseases. Instead, our main achievements today consist of devising ways to marginally extend the lives of the very sick%u201D.

a-      Should %u201Cmarginally extend[ing] the lives of the very sick%u201D be an important goal of a health care system? What other goals should have a higher priority? (Note: This question is basically a normative one without a definitive correct or incorrect answer. You are being asked to consider what the goals of a health care system should be.)

b-      Would it be possible to measure how successful the health care systems of different countries are in extending the lives of the very sick? If so, how might it be done?

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Explanation / Answer

a) Yes, extending the lives of the very sick shoud be an important goal of a health care system but it should not be the only goal. By extending the lives, sick people are actually getting miserable with their sick life.

What should happen is that treatments to deadly diseases like late stage cancer, HIV,etc. should be invented.

other goals that should have a higher priority are:

b) Yes, it would be possible to measure how successful the health care systems of different countries are in extending the lives of the very sick by calculating the mortal rate of a particular country and comparing it with others.

Mortal Rate: Measure of the number of people of particular age that are alive.

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