QALYfying the value of life.
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.
Harris
J
J
Centre for Social Ethics and Policy, University of Manchester.
D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006292:Health Priorities; D006295:Health Resources / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D009014:Morals; D018579:Patient Selection; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D011788:Quality of Life; D040841:Resource Allocation; D026712:Value of Life