QALY Disability Discrimination Ban
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2025-06-10 — Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2025: Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2025 (introduced) would bar federal and federally funded health programs from using quality-adjusted life years or similar measures that discount value based on disability, age, or terminal illness for coverage, reimbursement, or incentive decisions, and would rescind Prevention and Public Health Fund appropriations. (novelty: 3)