Putting a Dollar Value on Life? Governments Already Do
Austin Frakt - Nytimes.com 253d 8 tweets
Trade-offs are routine in health policy, and the math and analysis underlying them have been around for decades.


Peter Neumann 253d ago
There is no single, correct way to price a life or #QALY. But deliberating openly about our health opportunities and constraints can help. Good article -- with quote from , too ("all approaches are discriminatory to someone”).
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Howard Friedman 252d ago
Putting a Dollar Value on Life? Governments Already Do #ultimateprice #statistics #datascience
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Amanda Glassman 249d ago
Putting a Dollar Value on Life? Governments (EVERYWHERE) Already Do (and must do unless you only want to spend on health)
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Aaron Mitchell 252d ago
Other parts of the US government already effectively make QALY-based decisions. Why doesn’t it for health care? Important question raised by via
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Dan Hirschman 253d ago
A nice, brief summary of the value of a statistical life in healthcare and regulation
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Richard M. Carpiano 246d ago
Putting a Dollar Value on Life? Governments Already Do. #UCRPBPL004 #ethics
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Mukesh Kapila 253d ago
An American life is valued at about 9 million $ nowadays. How much is your’s worth?
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John Van Reenen 237d ago
Putting a Dollar Value on Life? Governments Already Do
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