doi: 10.1136/jme.13.3.117.
QALYfying the value of life
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- DOI: 10.1136/jme.13.3.117
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QALYfying the value of life
J Med Ethics.
1987 Sep.
Abstract
This paper argues that the Quality Adjusted Life Year or QALY is fatally flawed as a way of priority setting in health care and of dealing with the problem of scarce resources. In addition to showing why this is so the paper sets out a view of the moral constraints that govern the allocation of health resources and suggests reasons for a new attitude to the health budget.
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