Example: Imatinib is listed anywhere between $3k and $19k retail depending on the store you buy it (source: GoodRX). With insurance, you would never pay this amount. Without insurance you can use a coupon provider like GoodRX to reduce the retail price to as low as $120. I am told, but have no proof, that if you have no insurance and no coupon, the store will provide a “cash purchase value” that matches or is very close to the coupon price.
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The good ol USA is always for sale to the highest bidder. Not as a whole, but as pieces. The hospital industry, now being mandatory costs, is relentless in charging exorbitant amounts for their services, that most citizens cannot afford. The pharmaceutical industry relies heavily on the hospital industry to direct monetary inflow. If an ailment can be Band-Aid with high dollar pharmaceuticals, why actually treat the issue?
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