Table 2 The weights of the criteria in selected groups of Israeli health policy-makers
From: Efficiency and equity considerations in the preferences of health policy-makers in Israel
Number of respondents | The technology is intended for patients suffering from a severe disease | The Number of patients requiring the technology | The Technology is intended to treat a disease common among children | The technology is intended to treat a disease common among the elderly | Individual benefit | Funding the technology is required so that the poor can receive it | Cost per QALY | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of criterion | equity | efficiency | equity | equity | efficiency | equity | efficiency | ||
Age above 65 | 11 | 9% | 16% | 16% | 10% | 17% | 19% | 12% | 100% |
Age under 65 | 29 | 10% | 16% | 16% | 8% | 19% | 20% | 12% | 100% |
P* | 0.62 | 0.82 | 0.75 | 0.27 | 0.34 | 0.68 | 0.95 | ||
Physician | 25 | 11% | 14% | 16% | 9% | 18% | 20% | 12% | 100% |
Non-physician | 15 | 8% | 18% | 15% | 9% | 18% | 19% | 13% | 100% |
P* | 0.19 | 0.04 | 0.65 | 0.95 | 0.98 | 0.75 | 0.61 | ||
Served on Basket Committee | 11 | 9% | 16% | 15% | 9% | 20% | 16% | 16% | 100% |
Never did | 29 | 10% | 16% | 16% | 9% | 17% | 21% | 11% | 100% |
P* | 0.57 | 0.67 | 0.52 | 0.87 | 0.24 | 0.04 | 0.03 | ||
Respondents answering the demographic questionnaire | 40 | 10% | 16% | 16% | 9% | 18% | 20% | 12% | 100% |
Respondents not answering the demographic questionnaire | 25 | 13% | 13% | 11% | 12% | 21% | 17% | 12% | 100% |
P* | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.28 | 0.37 | 0.88 | ||
Total | 65 | 11% | 15% | 14% | 10% | 19% | 19% | 12% | 100% |