How new drugs helping millions of Americans live longer are also making them go broke
Half a million Americans now take $50,000 in prescription drugs per year. Who ultimately pays the cost?
If you pay for good health insurance, shouldn’t you be able to afford the medicine you need?
For Kristin Agar, a 63-year-old social worker in Little Rock, Ark., this has not been the case.
In 2008, Agar began experiencing strange symptoms. Her feet swelled, her joints ached, a rash appeared on her face, and every night she would get a fever that would disappear in the morning.
