James Sabin
James Evan Sabin | |
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| Born | 1939 |
| Alma mater | Harvard College (BA, Philosophy and Psychology, 1960) Harvard Medical School (MD, 1964) |
| Known for | accountability for reasonableness, psychiatric ethics, healthcare ethics |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | psychiatry, population health, health ethics, philosophy, ethics |
| Institutions | Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University |
James Evan Sabin is an American psychiatrist, bioethicist, and health policy scholar. He is best known for his co-development of the “Accountability for Reasonableness” (A4R) ethical framework for fair health care resource allocation, in collaboration with philosopher Norman Daniels. Sabin's work integrates clinical psychiatry, ethics, and organizational decision-making in managed care and public health systems.