[dennis in se pa]

"it ranged from $39K at Loma Linda (at the time) to over $300K "
This is where the outrage should be. I am sure a lot went into finding and developing effective therapies. But even worse than the billionaires controlling the country is the cost of healthcare. We can send billions overseas but cannot subsidize healthcare for our own people? (OK we are now) And what profit margin is acceptable in these cases? Your local "not for profit" hospital is making tens of millions of dollars in profit every year and not paying a dime of taxes on it, or paying any school or property taxes.