Quote Originally Posted by MadMojoMonkey View Post
Have you ever met a medical doctor who got into the profession to make money?
All of them.

Their family members, friends and loved ones die of diseases.
Right now there are entrepreneurs funding research to solve the hardest medical problems that the monopoly doesn't fund. This high risk/high reward research that yields marketable results begins in high prices for early adopters. Over time, better ways of developing the therapies actualize, and price comes down while availability increases. Eventually, the therapies become standardized in the society.