There are a lot of drugs out there that do help people go about their daily lives and stay alive, but it shouldn't put them in the poor house. You sound like a healthy person who has never had to depend on a pharmaceutical drug. That's great! Diabetics and others really get hammered. The real problem is that ER treatment should never cost more. It's like when a hurricane is approaching. Stores can't jack their prices up because of an emergency situation, so why can hospitals charge more for emergencies?