tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181810725696409953.post1339066780424411214..comments2024-03-17T04:20:11.083-04:00Comments on The Population Health Blog: With The Passage of Health Reform, How Many Dollars Are Being Used To Save A Life?Jaan Sidorovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05072456803925863874noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181810725696409953.post-51792121099621622252010-04-07T07:39:05.149-04:002010-04-07T07:39:05.149-04:00Thanks Dr. Littenberg -
You're right. In my...Thanks Dr. Littenberg - <br /><br />You're right. In my travels on the topic of $/QALY, there were a host of references that pointed to $100,000.<br /><br />It'd be interesting to see just how much money is being used in health reform to save how many years/lives. I have no doubt that lives are being saved, but sooner or later we're going to need to assess if the Feds are giving us our money's worth. This would be one way - not the ONLY way - to do it.<br /><br />JaanJaan Sidorovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05072456803925863874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181810725696409953.post-43745054085370537292010-04-07T07:29:39.959-04:002010-04-07T07:29:39.959-04:00Your points are well taken (and well written, too!...Your points are well taken (and well written, too!), but I do want to quibble with one item. The standard in cost-effectiveness research is $100K per quality-adjusted-life-year. The cost of the new law that you estimated is $4M per life saved. Those are not directly comparable, for the many reasons you listed.<br /><br />The value of a life saved is generally a lot higher than a QALY. Would it be $4M? I'm not sure, but it very well might be that much or a lot more!<br /><br />Thanks for your good work.Benjamin Littenberg, MDhttp://healthinfoex.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com