PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - J Harris TI - QALYfying the value of life. AID - 10.1136/jme.13.3.117 DP - 1987 Sep 01 TA - Journal of Medical Ethics PG - 117--123 VI - 13 IP - 3 4099 - http://jme.bmj.com/content/13/3/117.short 4100 - http://jme.bmj.com/content/13/3/117.full SO - J Med Ethics1987 Sep 01; 13 AB - This paper argues that the Quality Adjusted Life Year or QALY is fatally flawed as a way of priority setting in health care and of dealing with the problem of scarce resources. In addition to showing why this is so the paper sets out a view of the moral constraints that govern the allocation of health resources and suggests reasons for a new attitude to the health budget.