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It's also important to note that advanced drugs for rare illnesses are expensive for a reason: high development costs and a very small market. Costs must amortized over a very few. There also aren't really any economies of scale, because each treatment is unique. Socialized medicine won't cover something like this; the option is a very high price in America or nothing at all.


> the option is a very high price in America or nothing at all.

False dichotomy. We have robust public and private medical research universities.


None of which will pay the billions in R&D and testing required to bring a drug like this to market.

Which drugs on this scale were brought to market by these universities?


> We have robust public and private medical research universities.

We have a few that give treatment for some things. That does not mean everyone can get treatment; they are not just free hospitals.




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