From reading his NYT opinion piece, it sounds like he just wants the cost of a drug to be part of the treatment discussion - http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/o

From reading his NYT opinion piece, it sounds like he just wants the cost of a drug to be part of the treatment discussion - http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/opinion/a-hospital-says-no-to-an-11000-a-month-cancer-drug.html http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/opinion/a-hospital-says-no... It's difficult for most people to make rational decisions about cost and effectiveness when they're looking at a terminal cancer diagnosis. Doctors should be helping patients understand both the monetary costs of these drugs and the often nasty side-effects when telling them it has a X% higher survival rate.