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    • Bioethics
    • Health Economics
    • Public Health Policy

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    • Healthcare systems face inevitable scarcity, necessitating resource prioritization.
    • Societal goals beyond individual patient care, such as overall welfare, require careful resource allocation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To provide a comprehensive analysis and normative assessment of rationing through inconvenience.
    • To explore the ethical implications and conditions under which rationing through inconvenience is justifiable.
    • To propose a research agenda for identifying the ethical boundaries of this rationing method.

    Main Methods:

    • Conceptual analysis of rationing through inconvenience.
    • Normative ethical assessment of its moral advantages and disadvantages.
    • Comparison with direct rationing methods.

    Main Results:

    • Rationing through inconvenience is defined as a nonfinancial burden influencing health-related consumption choices.
    • It can be ethically legitimate and potentially preferable to direct rationing under certain conditions.
    • Further research is needed to delineate when it is ethically desirable versus undesirable.

    Conclusions:

    • Rationing through inconvenience is a complex ethical tool in healthcare resource allocation.
    • Its justification hinges on specific conditions and careful consideration of fairness and efficiency.
    • A nuanced approach is required to balance individual patient needs with broader societal goals.