3 ms·The biggest cost dwarfing all of these is probably the research.by huhtenberg 6y agoThe biggest cost dwarfing all of these is probably the research.MegaThorx 6y agoBut aren't these subsidized with tax payer money?gruez 6y agoAFAIK the biggest cost is approval/clinical trials, which aren't typically taxpayer funded. The initial research is in part taxpayer funded, though.