Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Taxpayers Helped Fund Development of a Lifesaving Drug, it Costs $2M a Dose

ProPublica published a list of investigations you may have missed due to America's governing turmoil. One is the story of Zolgensma, a gene therapy drug which gives baby's born with a rare disease a real chance to grow up and live normal lives. Despite being developed with help from taxpayers and nonprofit charities, the drug's maker debuted the drug with a $2-million per dose price tag, which set the stage for other gene therapy drugs to also have million dollar prices. ProPublica dug into the records to show how the drug was developed and why it debuted at such a high cost. "Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices reflect huge industry investments in innovation."

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Another life saving drug only the rich will be able to afford. Life saving treatments are becoming out of reach for the 90%. Is the goal to get rid of those deemed drains on the state.

#1 | Posted by rukiddin at 2025-12-30 04:40 PM

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"I got mine, hardworking American taxpayers!"

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-12-30 05:27 PM

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