A person's quality-adjusted life years expectancy is calculated based on the amount of life they have left and the expected condition they will be in during that time.
What is a quality-adjusted life year? It's a metric that has already shamed a number of prominent drug-makers into dramatically lowering the cost of their medications.
One quality-adjusted life year (QALY) represents one year of perfect health. Thus, a person's QALY expectancy is calculated based on the amount of life they have left and the expected condition they will be in during that time.
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