Scarcity, Choice, Opportunity Cost in the Heath Sector by Kathy Pondy

Patient A:

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•A 6-year-old child who needs 10 hours per week. Thy are awaiting a kidney transplant which is expected to occur in one year.

Patient B

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A 55-year-old man who needs 5 hours per week. He is married with grown children.

Patient C

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A 3-year-old child who will need dialysis indefinitely. Currently needs 4 hours per week.

Patient D

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78-year-old female, 4 hours per week.

Patient E

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7-year-old child, has three brothers and sisters, 4 hours per week.

Patient F

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8-year-old child, no brothers and sisters, 5 hours per week.

Patient G

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30-year-old female, two young children, 6 hours per week.

Patient H

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30-year-old male, two young children, 5 hours per week.

Patient I

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30-year-old male, no children, 4 hours per week.

Patient J

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45-year-old man with no children. Needs 6 hours per week but has a brother who will donate a kidney within 6 months time.

Patient K

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A 65-year-old man who requires 10 hours per week. As he is quite wealthy, he has promised to buy another dialysis machine for the hospital if he is alive in one year’s time.

Who will be allocated dialysis hours?

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