Now, if some of the drugs we're talking about here are obviously life-saving drugs and we're setting a limit on how much we're willing to pay in terms of a cut-off in cost per QALY, aren't we basically putting a price on life as to what price our government considers acceptable? How much are we willing to pay to save a life?
I would ask.... Maybe this is an unfair question, but from a democratic perspective, to put a value on life by regulation seems to me somewhat undemocratic, if it is done by regulation rather than by going through Parliament. Maybe that's an unfair question. I think it's a bit of a philosophical question.