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That’s sad as hell man..

Fellow Americans, I don't understand why you're not rioting in the streets for this. I really can't wrap my head around it. I've been told it's complicated to change the health policy in the US, but really, it is literally a matter of life or death. This medication, for this kind of illness, would be free in Italy.

Pharmaceutical companies are the robber barons of our era.

In the UK, that would cost you £9.35 ($11.45)

My son had a brain tumor and took a combination of 3 chemotherapy medications. Two were administered at the hospital via IV, but one was an oral chemo I had to give him at home. The caspules were $500 a piece. I wish I was joking. It's horrible to be so stressed about $ while going through the worst time of your life.

I watched Katie Porter (my hero) absolutely eviscerate an executive from a pharmaceutical company during a congressional hearing. He claimed that drug companies have to charge exorbitant prices in order to support research and development. She broke down his company's budget, and the vast majority of their expenditures were for advertising, stock buybacks, and executive salaries/bonuses. Porter asked him to justify this, and he just sat there, looking cornered.

That shouldn’t be a thing

I feel so sorry for Americans and their healthcare. You are just being robbed, scammed and controlled by big pharmaceutical companies and the government. Don't get me started on your gun laws. Fat cat greedy companies who basically don't care about the American people or whether they live or die. Land of the free? Really? No country is perfect but your healthcare system is appalling.

This is the s**t that has to stop! Meanwhile, the mega rich are buying another yacht they don't need or buying underwear by the pallet.

Disgraceful putting profits over human life/health

That should be illegal. All medications should be afforable.

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In a civilized country it would not cost that much, if it cost anything.

Hopefully, you have insurance with will pay for most of that.

Wow, full time job at minimum wage, before taxes and deductions is only $15,080 a year. What a bunch of c**p

Have you talked to your doctor about the cost? The Healthcare system does suck here, one thing that really surprised me as a Canadian import, but many doctors will help you find alternatives or give you the name of companies whose literal purpose is to provide low-cost meds to people who cannot afford it. Before I quit veterinary medicine, I would always write scripts for any human med that was animal compatible. This way they could get it cheaper through goodRx, blink health, Amazon pharmacy, or wherever. I know it doesn't solve the problem, but no one should be paying that much for medication. That is pure robbery.

Someone's becoming a zillionaire......that sounds to be a lot more than what they spent on research. Taking complete advantage of the situation. Hope karma bites them in the a**!

Then people still say we're the best nation in the world 😂.

This is so fkn wrong . How do people sleep at night this poor kid the family omg this in infuriating. I have sick twins I get it. I can't take it man this is incredibly cruel

effing big pharma..

What? Perhaps US citizens should migrate to other parts of the world. I am so sad and kinda disturb seeing this happen to you all.

Jesus. I am SO. sorry. That's awful.

You'd think for a gov who taxes on EVERYTHING could at least afford providing life saving mads for its citizens for free, or with decent subsidies. That's how my tax money should be used!!!

I have a cancer med costing 200 per day and the gov pays

I’m so sorry.

If I had to pay this every month I would just die.. No way to pay this kind of money.

That's more than my car cost...criminal.

FREE in ireland under medical card coverage

I dont know what is that medicine for, but i pray that your son would be healed soon. Keep strong.

It doesn't have a lot but it is cheap and he is doing his best to get insulin etc on there. https://costplusdrugs.com/medications/

That's more than 5 times what my car is worth!

Insulin. Same same

I don't know about other provinces, as it's not pertaining to anyone I know, but in Nova Scotia they started covering this last year in the government-funded health care program. I.e. paid from taxes.

This is so wrong that I don't even have words.

Make all medications free (or affordable)

My understanding of this graph - 0%

I really do not understand why people below age 25 are earning less, like it is not like that when you are 24 you are showing your ID you are paying less for rent/bills/itd,

I like how it says "nice"

You know things are bad when people have to steal food because they can't afford it. How on God's green earth do people think it's normal or ok to deny humans actual food all because they don't have or earn enough money? Everyone has to eat to stay alive and continue to fuel themselves so they can continue to work as hard as they do. There's plenty of food for all of us, yet somehow we've been convinced that folks should go hungry if they don't or can't back it up with money. Placing a condition on eating is extremely inhumane and wrong. Why can't people understand that? It's not like people are out here trying to take advantage of food and get over. They just want to have a full belly and eat FFS! We already kill ourselves working and barely get to enjoy our existence. Just imagine also having to come to the realization that you will be denied the very thing you need to keep going. All because money is desired more over you being able to eat and feed your family. Just let that sink in and know that no one should be put in that situation to begin with. Not when we have so much food that gets wasted as it is. They'd rather deny you actual food and throw it away than see it go to someone for free. That's how you know our entire m system is intentionally choosing to hurt us while constantly convincing everyone that this is normal or it has to be like this. No it does not and no it should not ever be something any of us have to struggle with. If you think differently than I'm afraid you are one of those people that has been made to think it's just another day at the office and all of this atrocious treatment going on is normal. I can firmly tell you, you are wrong.

Ignore the man behind the curtain

Aww it's gonna be hard to get teachers like you who give students snacks :(