Haberman S
Health Soc Serv J. 1980 Jul 4;90(4700):877-9.
A month or two back widespread interest was evoked by publication in The Sunday Times of some calculations by Steven Haberman, senior lecturer in actuarial science at the City University. These showed that heart transplants fell not into the category of conspicuous medical consumption, but into that of sound economic investment. Mr. Haberman has now reworked his figures for the Journal, taking account of more detailed and authoritative information than was then available. Using the technique of cost-benefit analysis, he shows that--apart from any humanitarian considerations--heart transplants actually save the country money.
一两个月前，城市大学精算学高级讲师史蒂文·哈伯曼在《星期日泰晤士报》上发表的一些计算结果引发了广泛关注。这些结果表明，心脏移植不属于引人注目的医疗消费范畴，而是属于合理的经济投资范畴。哈伯曼先生现在为《期刊》重新整理了他的数据，考虑到了比当时更多的详细且权威的信息。通过成本效益分析技术，他表明——除了任何人道主义考量之外——心脏移植实际上为国家节省了资金。
