[bitmover]

All I could think about reading that list is, "damn I'm glad we have a drug for that."

[caslon]

Does it matter if nobody can afford it?

[H8crilA]

~nobody pays those prices out of pocket

There's absolutely no way you can have a medical system without insurance (either govt underwritten or private corporation underwritten) beyond something trivial like a village herbalist.

The only question is who does the underwriting and even more importantly how are the premiums collected (taxes, that is proportional to income, or flat fees).

[standardUser]

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

[colechristensen]

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.

[jumelles]

Yep, medicine is incredible. The cost of medication is still a massive issue in the world, though.