People stories
Curated, structured cost comparisons. Details are non-identifying and figures are illustrative unless a source is cited.
Medicare gap, 68, Ohio
Insulin every month: one retiree’s arithmetic
Long-acting insulin is needed every month for life — small per-pen gaps add up fast.
Underinsured, 47, Florida
Hepatitis C: an $84,000 US course vs a $900 course
A 12-week curative course priced very differently across two countries.
Uninsured, 61, Arizona
Cutting a $19,000-a-month myeloma bill by 98%
A retiree facing a five-figure monthly bill for lenalidomide compared the same molecule in India.