“This is what a death panel is all about, in my opinion”
Should cost be part of medical decisions?
Sure. But, as I see it, the relevant question here is whether the cost/benefit decision should be made on behalf of all individuals by a small group of government bureaucrats.
Cost-effectiveness always has been to some degree, but if it costs 2.4 billion to develop a drug, how else are you going to get medical improvements but to spread the cost through insurance?
“Should cost be part of medical decisions?”
Between a doctor and a patient,,but this is the FDA deciding it’s too expensive to be used. Their only scope should be to clearly know it’s effects. It isn’t their place to decide price.