It seems to me that it’s not just the price of a single treatment that is too high, but also that the patients are fully recovered and don’t have to pay a recurring annual subscription fee to live normal lives. Or is that too cynical?
My, you innocent child, that you have to ask this.
(I have a genetic disorder commonly treated with one of those drugs that cost $300k annually.)
Edit: I was going to delete this in short order but now that it's flagged, I'm leaving it. People with genetic disorders get all kinds of hatred from the world and medical system for just wanting to be healthy and how dare we say that online.
I don't think the voices of the few should be silenced.
Its uncomfortable maybe, but I think not a discussion to avoid.
If that busy work consists of keeping people alive and advance medical science it's at least a better use of human potential than working via door dash.
Your comment seems very defeatist. Actually this whole thread seems defeatist.
Iirc economists have estimated that a human life is valued around 3M$ by society (a couple of years ago, probably higher now), the price doesn't necessarily seem too high.