Do the equity-efficiency preferences of the Israeli Basket Committee match those of Israeli health policy makers?

Table 1 Relative weights of the equity and efficiency criteria

		Equity criteria				Efficiency criteria
	Number of respondents	The technology is intended for patients suffering from a serious disease (life expectancy is less than 2 healthy years): Yes	The Technology is intended to treat a disease common among children: Yes	The technology is intended to treat a disease common among the elderly: Yes	Funding the technology is required so that the poor can use it: Yes	Cost per Quality Adjusted Life Year: Less than the GNP per capita	The Number of patients requiring the technology: more than 100,000	Individual Benefit: addition of more than 5 healthy years	Efficiency Weight	Equity Weight	Total
Physicians	25	11	16	9	20	12	14	18	44	56	100
Non-physicians	15	8	15	9	19	13	18	18	49	51	100
Ever served on Basket Committee	11	9	15	9	16	16	16	20	51	49	100
Never did	29	10	16	9	21	11	16	17	44	56	100
Respondents answering the demographic questionnaire	40	10	16	9	20	12	16	18	46	54	100
Respondents not answering the demographic questionnaire	25	13	11	12	17	12	13	21	47	53	100
Total	65	11	14	10	19	12	15	19	46	54	100

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