How much is life worth?

"It’s hard to know that there is something out there that could help but they’re saying you can’t have it because of cost,” said Ms. Hardy, who now speaks for her husband of 45 years. “What price is life?”

A recent NY Times article asks just this question when describing how the British government decides whether to pay for specific drugs. I'm definitely not prepared to have a full discussion here but it's an interesting question. It's no question your opinion will be based on your underlying values and whether you see medical care as a human right and whether it's the government's job to provide it.