After ProPublica’s @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social was diagnosed with cancer, he set out to understand why a single pill of his medication costs the same as a new iPhone.
David's covered high drug prices for years, but what he discovered shocked even him.
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
David's covered high drug prices for years, but what he discovered shocked even him.
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
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$30,000.
That's less than a shot of bourbon for a cool half mil.
I may not be a doctor, but I know the rich don't vaccinate.
Would you like to know the truth about something differ?
On the question of why cancer meds so expensive? First answer that comes to my mind is "culling the herd". Or, in more modern vernacular, "Those that has, gets."
Cancer drugs that prolong life are very profitable however.
Long answer: Also "capitalism."
We need more Luigis.
Hi-Ho!
The gauge, gouge, gorge!
That ol' shoeless jo
Shore got us in the end, didn't he.
Unluckily, the horrendous side effects hastened his demise.
Make it a public good and leg a state regulated authority organise it. So simple.