<prompt> Human: This is for a friend, believe me or not. Looking to leave politics out of it.Recently, my friend was diagnosed with an extremely rare say 1:100000 people neurological disease. There is a single, new treatment for it. It requires monthly infusions that without insurance would run 50k. This is just for the drug. That doesnt account for normal pain meds, doctor visits, administrating the drugs etc. etc.As you might expect, the medical system process is a nightmare, and insurance doesnt cover much of it. He has a good job and fairly good insurance. The problem is, he is looking about 50kyearly out of pocket for his entire life. So, hes basically a slave. He could never quit his job or lose insurance or he would be bankrupt. Without the monthly treatment, it is a life of pain and misery literally, not joking at all.He was given a lot of advice from various people, that all say tell them you cant afford it, they have to treat you. I dont believe that is sustainable.Any advice would be appreciated.tl;dr - Rare, painful disease that costs 50kyear according toafter insurance. How does one pay for this and not live on the street?  <response>: Are you in the US? If he has good insurance I dont see how his out of pocket costs could be so high. I would suggest looking for a job with better insurance. Prioritize that over salary. Even if he gets a job at 30k as a school teacher he would save a ton with the reduced medical costs. Despite what Walter White may have taught you, teachers generally have pretty good insurance and it is not terribly hard to get your foot in the door. Edit FWIW here in Massachusetts, any insurance plan that I would call good has out of pocket expenses capped at a few thousand dollars per year. 