QALYs (Quality Adjusted Life Years)
Philosopher Peter Singers on the concept of Quality Adjusted Life Years (New York Times, July 19, 2009)
What is a human life worth? (Slate, August 10, 2009)
Physician Pauline Chen on QALYs (New York TImes, July 23, 2009)
QALYs and vaccinations (The New Republic, May 27, 2011)
For interest:
What is a human life worth? According to the EPA, it used to be $7.8 million, but now it's just $6.9 million. (Sell! Sell!) (AP, July 20, 2008)
This debate goes way back, for instance here is a piece from the New York Times from July 1, 1906
What's the true cost of a pack of cigarettes? (Kip Viscusi and NU alumna Joni Hirsh, New York Times, November 16, 2007)
Why do men get higher wages than women? One reason is that they tend to have riskier jobs. So...how does this affect our analysis?
Who decided how much the relatives of the victims of 9-11 were due in compensation? Kenneth Feinberg...who is not the same as the NU medical school folks.