I hate to break it to you, but “quality-adjusted life years” [1] is already a standard metric for evaluating medical interventions. While the whole “death pane

I hate to break it to you, but “quality-adjusted life years” [1] is already a standard metric for evaluating medical interventions. While the whole “death panel” thing is exaggerated, it is necessary that insurers (incl. single payer governments) have quantitative ways to evaluate different treatments. They won’t throw infinite $$ at every treat that is expected to add a tiny amount to your life. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality-adjusted_life_year https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality-adjusted_life_year