Treatment costs and priority setting in health care: A qualitative study

Table 3 Options for allocating a hospital budget

Number Treated	Options
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	(All money for low cost patients)			(Same money for both diseases)	(Same number of patients)			(First come, first served)
Disease 1 (Cost/patient $40,000)	0	50	100	150	200	250	300	?
Disease 2 (Cost/patient $20,000)	600	500	400	300	200	100	0	?
Total Treated	600	550	500	450	400	350	300	Approx 400
Number Not Treated	600	650	700	750	800	850	900	Approx 800
Total Cost	12 m	12 m	12 m	12 m	12 m	12 m	12 m	12 m