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We discuss ‘cost‐value analysis’, a method for health care resource allocation suggested by Nord et al. (Nord E et al. Incorporating societal concerns for fairness in numerical valuations of health programmes. Health Econ 1999; 8: 25–39). Some difficulties and issues for future research are pointed out. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.