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.

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@ProPublica
I have #diabetes which is not too expensive to treat, but my wife has had #MS (M$) for many years, so we both know a thing or 3 about prices & life or death negotiations about #drugs & #formularies.
@jimlil @ProPublica we could argue about the expensiveness of treating diabetes haha. Its quite bad. It may not be "as bad" as another drug, but we are all in the same boat really. We shouldnt be paying at all just to survive in the ways many abled people do. Its good light to shed on for sure. And appreciate this article.
@Bront
Trust me, not cheap, but compared to MS it small
@jimlil yeah exactly. Both are very expensive