Dictionary
The Dictionary provides concise definitions of health economics terms, arranged alphabetically for quick reference. Use it to understand unfamiliar terminology or confirm the meaning of a specific term.
E
- Explicit Rationing
- An approach in which decisions about what will and will not be funded are made openly, according to publicly disclosed criteria.
I
- Implicit Rationing
- An approach applying access limits through mechanisms such as clinical discretion or waiting lists, without explicit, publicly disclosed criteria.
R
- Rationing
- The deliberate limiting of access to healthcare due to resource scarcity, occurring in some form within every health system.
- Rationing Approach
- The specific method a health system uses to allocate limited resources among competing needs, explicit and transparent or more implicit.