A new Singapore survey shows that people are willing to pay $24,000 a year to relieve severe pain, but only $9,100 to prolong life for another 12 months.
In presenting the findings at a Lien Centre for Palliative Care conference on Wednesday, Dr Chetna Malhotra said what people value has implications on where government subsidies should go. She asked: "Does it make sense for the Government to pay for expensive therapies to extend life?" Based on the findings, she said "subsidies for end-of-life treatments may not be a good use of scarce resources."
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