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So if I offer a drug that saves someones life, is the value the rest of their life, plus whatever society derives from that person too? Do I get to set a price
by dv_dt 10y ago
So if I offer a drug that saves someones life, is the value the rest of their life, plus whatever society derives from that person too? Do I get to set a price that is 98% of that? I suppose they need something to live on so 80%? But then you see charities and and families holding out the tin cup so sick relatives can get their chemo treatment - so there's a path to extract some of the 'social' value of that person too...
Blithe statements of pricing at "value" are not the simple open and shut cases they are made out to be - and IMHO for healthcare are corrosive to our society and economy.
- refurb 10y agoSo if I offer a drug that saves someones life, is the value the rest of their life Yes, yes it is. That's exactly what the UK does. 30K GBP/QALY (quality adjusted life year). People might not like it, but there are finite resources in this world and prices have to be put on everything, even people's lives.
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