What should the balance be between expenditures and quality of life in the case of chronic and terminal illness?

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How should scarce health resources be allocated and used? What should the balance be between expenditures and quality of life in the case of chronic and terminal illness?
  
1. Support your position with evidence.
2. Link medical ethics to your answer when appropriate.
3. Site the sources you used in addressing the question.