Health Care Rationing: A Theologian's Perspective
It is a pleasure and an honor for me to address this meeting of the New England Chapter of the Catholic Health Association (CHA) on a theologian's perspective on the topic of health care rationing. It is a very rare occurrence to find a priest, especially a theologian, to be at a loss of words; however, I confess that from the moment this hot potato was tossed to me, I have been stunned and numbed by the complexity of the problem, the avalanche of statistics, and the staggering figures. I am greatly indebted to several individuals and groups whose research has been invaluable to me. I must make special mention of Professor John O'Connor of Worcester Polytechnic Institute has provided me with invaluable, if often opaque, information on health care financing.