Longevity lineA person's quality-adjusted life years expectancyis calculated based on the amount of life they have left and theexpected condition they will be in during that time.

What is a quality-adjusted life year? It's a metric that hasalready shamed a number of prominent drug-makers into dramaticallylowering the cost of their medications.

One quality-adjusted life year (QALY) represents one year ofperfect health. Thus, a person's QALY expectancy is calculatedbased on the amount of life they have left and the expectedcondition they will be in during that time.

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