If a fictional treatment costs a total of $45,000 at today’s value and increases a person’s quality of life from 0.5 to 0.6 for the remainder of the person’s life from age 70 onward, and the person’s expected life span increases from 73 to 75, what is the total gain in QALYs (Quality-adjusted Life Years), and what is the ICER (Incremental Cost-effectiveness Ratio)?

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If a fictional treatment costs a total of $45,000 at today’s value and increases a person’s quality of life from 0.5 to 0.6 for the remainder of the person’s life from age 70 onward, and the person’s expected life span increases from 73 to 75, what is the total gain in QALYs (Quality-adjusted Life Years), and what is the ICER (Incremental Cost-effectiveness Ratio)? 

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