title: Priority setting: lessons from Oregon.
abstract: The state of Oregon has developed a unique method to set priorities for health services. The method is based on a cost-utility formula but also incorporates public attitudes and values. Using an explicit process, the Oregon Health Services Commission has completed the ranking of 714 condition-treatment pairs. The background, methods, and criticisms of the Oregon approach highlight key questions for managers and physicians in other health services when they allocate limited resources.
authors.affiliation: Commonwealth Fund, New York, NY 10021-2692.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Welch
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006292:Health Priorities; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008722:Methods; D009922:Oregon; D018579:Patient Selection; D040841:Resource Allocation; D012945:Social Values; D013221:State Health Plans; D014481:United States