When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.

https://www.propublica.org/article/revlimid-price-cancer-celgene-drugs-fda-multiple-myeloma?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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The Price of Remission

When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.

ProPublica
@ProPublica So the CEOs of drug companies are comfortable with this? What a lack of humanity.
@Sandywb @ProPublica They're all ghouls. We've created a pharmaceutical industry full of sociopaths who giddily observe the desperation of cancer patients and their families. I hope one day we have the courage to prosecute these killers.

@baconandcoconut

Please name the individuals who you've experienced to act like this.

@proscience I live in the US and experience the barriers and cost cutting mentality almost every time I interact with medical billing

@baconandcoconut

That's by no means an answer to my request.

Note that I do not defend the prices. Not the slightest bit.

I just seek evidence for the claims in the post I initially responded to because if you can't, you're—sorry—no better than Trumpists who spread falsehoods.