Note: the following is a response to a misunderstanding of MichaelBishop’s comment in its original form, and refers to the price US society is willing to pay to save a human life.
Not really—I’ve heard US$1e6 cited before as a cutoff.
I didn’t mean the value of life was low as a cutoff for making a decision. I meant the cost of the procedures sounded lower than I would have expected them to be. I will clarify the original comment.
Note: the following is a response to a misunderstanding of MichaelBishop’s comment in its original form, and refers to the price US society is willing to pay to save a human life.
Not really—I’ve heard US$1e6 cited before as a cutoff.
I didn’t mean the value of life was low as a cutoff for making a decision. I meant the cost of the procedures sounded lower than I would have expected them to be. I will clarify the original comment.
Noted (literally)!