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Generally speaking good healthcare (insurance) is going to cover the majority of the cost of the drugs for the person that has it.
by curiousphil 10y ago
Generally speaking good healthcare (insurance) is going to cover the majority of the cost of the drugs for the person that has it.
- atmosx 10y agoTo be honest I didn't take that into account but I guess you're right.
- cr1895 10y agoYes, assuming one remains employed and still has this great employer-paid health insurance while needing this hypothetical $70k/year drug while fighting leukemia. I really do wonder though, since there's zero guarantee in the US that one would remain employed through all of this.
- atmosx 10y agoFor posterity, the 70k/year is a real[1] number. [1] https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/04/why-chemotherapy-that-costs-70-000-in-the-us-costs-2-500-in-india/274847/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/04/why-chemo...