[asoneth]

$1k a month seems downright cheap compared to many medical treatments.

Hospital visits in the US average $11.7k for a full stay[1]. Antiviral treatments for Hepatitis C like Harvoni and Sovaldi cost $16k-90k for 12 weeks, though you can go with a generic version for $5k-10k a month.

[1] https://www.debt.org/medical/hospital-surgery-costs/

[chefkoch]

Try cancer meds, Revlimid is 20k for the rest of your life or at least some years.