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The Politics, Economics, and Ethics of "Appropriateness"
- Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 7, Number 4, December 1997
- pp. 337-343
- 10.1353/ken.1997.0039
- Article
- Additional Information
The terms "appropriate" and "necessary" are crucial determinants in decisions regarding the use and reimbursement of medical treatments. This paper encourages greater awareness of the political, economic, and normative assumptions that give meaning to these concepts.