Caring for the Elderly: From January 30, 2006

Daniel Callahan October 08, 2012

Caring for the Elderly: From January 30, 2006

In the March 10 issue of America, noted ethicist Daniel Callahan looks at what he terms the "unpopular" health care problem: rising medical costs. (Read the article here.)Two years ago, Callahan examined our responsibilities to the elderly as society ages. Read "Curing, Caring and Coping."
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Daniel Callahan Daniel Callahan is the co-author of Medicine and the Market: Equity vs. Choice.

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