On: Most Expensive Drugs in the U.S.

[standardUser]

All I could thing was "damn, too bad so many people who desperately need these drugs can't afford them".

[colechristensen → standardUser]

The max out-of-pocket for anyone insured in the US is $8,550 presently for an individual.

The big price tag is irrelevant, there's the most you can spend on approved treatments in a year.

[dillondoyle → colechristensen]

And also IF you can get your insurance to cover or get it on formulary. The article lists links on most of these drugs the companies actively helping patients get it covered.

[NortySpock → colechristensen]

...Plus the money you pay monthly in order to have health insurance.

[standardUser → colechristensen]

30 million Americans are uninsured. You can't just conveniently pretend 30 million humans don't exist to make a point.

[dragonwriter → standardUser]

> You can't just conveniently pretend 30 million humans don't exist to make a point.

You obviously can, especially if the point is about you being privileged and callous.

[standardUser → dragonwriter]

I honestly don't take your point. My point was that many important prescription drugs are unavailable to people who need them because they cannot afford them.

[jakeva → colechristensen]

$8,550 is a lot of money to most Americans