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bippitybobbitybooby t1_j70bnor wrote

Who will be able to afford the customized treatment?

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Thumperfootbig t1_j70gw95 wrote

Just like everything else, it starts out ridiculously expensive and then comes down over time as the capacity is built out and it becomes more common. Give it some time... and it will be within everyone's reach.

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Phoenix5869 OP t1_j70bwol wrote

My thoughts aswell, but if it's available that's better than not having it

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archangel7088 t1_j70f8gx wrote

I dunno. To me, I can't think of a worse feeling than knowing there is a cure for my mother's disease, but because we aren't rich, she will be forced to die from it rather than being saved. That's torturous.

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OriginalCompetitive t1_j70odqp wrote

So you’d rather no one has it?

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S1075 t1_j70ux9j wrote

I'm pretty sure that's not what they meant.

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coppersly7 t1_j71dfwr wrote

Isn't that basically the same thing as limiting it to the super wealthy?

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CaptainCastaleos t1_j72h9s3 wrote

No, because if the technology exists it usually becomes available to the less wealthy over time as newer technology replaces it.

It's not ideal or fair, but if I had the choice between getting a cure 10 years later or not getting a cure at all, I'd opt for the later.

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bigdnrv t1_j71bxw6 wrote

People who don't live in the US.

32 out of 33 developed countries have National Healthcare. The US is the only one that doesn't.

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CaptainCastaleos t1_j72guj8 wrote

National Healthcare systems often don't cover highly specialized treatment and research medicine. It's not even that they won't pay for it; they often just straight up don't offer it.

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mog_knight t1_j73e5ve wrote

Shhh don't bring logic and reasoning into a blanket statement thread!! /s

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ChasteAnimation t1_j747odu wrote

When the treatment enters something like a consumer level market, though... Many, many Americans will simply be priced out due to being underinsured.

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1015267 t1_j73h1kz wrote

All depends on the math. If this is cheaper then longterm care. Anyone with insurance

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