“...$50,000 is an outrageous amount of money to be charged for a somewhat routine proceedure...”
I think you’ve failed to consider the costs for years of testing, trial and error, and huge amounts of money to get those chemicals in their chemotherapeutic form cleared thru FDA for use in humans. Also, there’s massive product liability insurance premiums for the manufacturer.
The article fails to state over what period of time the $50K cost is accrued, or how frequently the child requires chemo. Is it $50K/year? The child’s lifetime? We simply don’t know.
A lot went into finding the exact formula that works to keep this child and other cancer patients alive. And those patients and their families would likely tell you it’s worth every last penny.
Some of the newer chemo drugs are $13,000/month, I know that.
I failed to conssider nothing...tort reform has been on the agenda for years and nothing gets done....Pathetic...I have a son in the business and the overcharge for some of the products would boggle your mind....thousands of percent increase....other than for my son's commission, PATHETIC...