That would mean the pharmaceutical companies can charge whatever they want for the drugs, and only those who can afford their $250/month part of the cost can use it. It sounds like a lose-lose for the the consumer and a win for the pharmaceutical and insurance industry.
It’s not a lose for the consumer who needs Sovaldi but can’t afford its true cost of $1,000 a pill with a total treatment cost of $84,000.
You’re probably right, and I mis-read it.
Still $3000 extra annually for drug coverage co-pay is a new charge; and I bet it’s a “means-tested” charge which means anyone with any spare change left pays it, while those getting assisted don’t.
Obama’s goal seems to be to get almost everyone supported by the government in some way or other by raising prices to those outside of the government “club.” Kinda clever, in a diabolical way.