Public participation: healthcare rationing in the newspaper media

• Published in: BMC health services research Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 407 - 14
• Main Authors: Brendbekken, Audun, Robberstad, Bjarne, Norheim, Ole F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 28.03.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Citizen participation; Comparative analysis; Debates; Decision Making; Deliberation; Health Care Rationing; Health services; High-cost; Humans; Immunotherapy; Ipilimumab; Legitimacy; Lung cancer; Lung Neoplasms; Management; Media; Medical care, Cost of; Monoclonal antibodies; Neuromuscular diseases; Norway; Participation; Priority setting; Public health; Reimbursement; Social aspects; Subscriptions; Surveys; Targeted cancer therapy; Norway; Deliberation; Participation; Rationing; High-cost; Norway; Media; Priority setting

It is impossible to meet all healthcare demands, but an open and fair rationing process may improve the public acceptability of priority setting in healthcare. Decision-making is subject to scrutiny by newspaper media, an important public institution and information source for discussions about rati...