Who plays God?

Who plays God? [Videorecording] / Medicine, money, and ethics in American health care. a production of WETA-TV. - Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1996. - 1 videocassette (VHS) (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

Sub-title on label and container: Medicine, money, and ethics in American health care. Originally broadcast on PBS.

Executive producer, Larry Klein ; producers, Jeff Bieber and Sharon Ferguson. Executive producer, Larry Klein ; producers, Jeff Bieber and Sharon Ferguson.

Host/narrator: George Strait ; guest commentators: Uwe Reinhardt, Joanne Lynn, Glenn McGee.

An in-depth look at the decisions that underlie the use of health care dollars. When is life support provided and stopped? Who gets the transplants, the best technology and treatments? Who lives longer and who does not? Five segments portray choices concerning prolonged life support, the painful struggle of extremely premature babies, the allocation of organ transplants, the crises that accompany the inaccessibility of health insurance, and the often thwarted desire to die with dignity.


VHS.

FFH 6295


Medical care--United States.
Medical care, Cost of--United States.
Medical ethics--United States.
Medical policy--United States.
Insurance, Health--United States.