The abstract to the paywalled study cites the average expenditure being about $92k per person in the study. While it is still ridiculous that people should hav

The abstract to the paywalled study cites the average expenditure being about $92k per person in the study. While it is still ridiculous that people should have to pay that much to fight off an illness, that is a disturbingly low value for an "entire life's assets", particularly considering the study was restricted to people who are 50 or older (with an average age of 68.6).