Alexander Cappelen

Should health care rationing depend on a patient’s behaviour and __________ lifestyle choices?

unhealthy

The difference between backward-looking and __________ responsibility-based arguments for health care focuses on the time context of accountability.

proactive

Backward-looking responsibility focuses on past behavior and holds individuals accountable for their __________ that contributed to health problems.

decisions

The principle of __________ states that all individuals making the same choices should face equal costs and __________ consequences.

Equalization; similar

The authors suggest taxing behaviors linked to higher health care costs rather than __________ care and implementing __________ strategies.

denying; fiscal

Normative objections include the humanitarian objection, fairness objection, and __________ objection relating to individual rights.

liberal

Practical objections to responsibility-based rationing involve __________ issues and __________ non-neutrality related to health outcomes.

information; bias

The principle of responsibility argues that individuals should be accountable for their choices, not the __________ outcomes of those choices that are __________.

inevitable; beyond control

The authors propose __________ behaviors to align with the principles of responsibility and equalization to ensure __________ fairness.

taxing; equitable

One of the benefits of the proposal is __________, as it ensures all patients receive necessary treatment regardless of their __________ behavior.

universality; previous