That's a cold calculation. It's also worth noting that in many cases these extremely expensive drug regimens replace invasive surgical procedures of dubious mer

That's a cold calculation. It's also worth noting that in many cases these extremely expensive drug regimens replace invasive surgical procedures of dubious merit that were just as expensive. Part of the problem is that sometimes Medicaid covers expensive surgeries more readily than it covers expensive drugs. Our entire health care system is unprepared for expensive drug therapies, even as they long ago became comfortable with expensive surgeries.