Here in the UK, when the NHS decides whether a treatment is covered they take the cost and divide it by the estimated quality-adjusted life years it will give t

Here in the UK, when the NHS decides whether a treatment is covered they take the cost and divide it by the estimated quality-adjusted life years it will give the patients who have it. If it costs more than £20,000-£30,000 per QALY they won't offer it. That's simply the value of a year of human life according to the NHS.