&gt; &quot;AFAIK the drug was free for everyone without insurance&quot;<p>That was an adjustment made after the initial outrage over the price hikes.<p>Also, worth considering the &quot;50% price cut&quot; made for hospitals was after raising the original price by 5000%:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.streetinsider.com&#x2F;dr&#x2F;news.php?id=11105404" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.streetinsider.com&#x2F;dr&#x2F;news.php?id=11105404</a><p>Lastly, raising the costs for insurance companies raises insurance premiums for customers, if you think they&#x27;d let these price rises eat into their own profits I&#x27;d suggest that was a little misguided.