Objectives Decision-making frameworks that draw on economic evaluations increasingly
use equity weights to facilitate a more equitable and fair allocation of healthcare resources …

If funding allocation is an indicator of a field's priorities, then the priorities of the field of
bioethics are misaligned because they perpetuate injustice. Social justice mandates priority …

We provide a unifying framework for the evaluation of population health. We formalize
several axioms for social preferences over distributions of health. We show that a specific …

Background The healthcare sector is evolving while life expectancy is increasing. These
trends put greater pressure on healthcare resources, prompt healthcare reforms, and …

This Research Agenda for Social Wellbeing introduces scholars and planners to the
importance of a 'wellbeing lens' for the study and promotion of social flourishing. It …

Background Acceptable health and sufficientarianism are emerging concepts in health
resource allocation. We defined acceptability as the proportion of the general population …

Objectives Economic evaluations using broader measures to capture benefits beyond
improved health can inform policy making, but only if the monetary value of gains measured …

Background We aimed to determine the acceptability of non-perfect health states with age
using the EQ VAS and analyse the influencing factors. Methods We conducted a cross …

Certain health problems are considered as a normal part of ageing, hence are more
acceptable at older, rather than at younger ages. In the context of this research, acceptability …

Background We aimed to investigate the acceptability of imperfect health states in relation to
age in Hungary and analyse its determinants. Results are contrasted to age-matched actual …