The cost of the medication that allows her to move -- the one that enabled her to walk stairs again -- shot up to $375,000. Fearful of burdening her family with exorbitant bills, Patel said, she's begun rationing her meds -- taking two pills a day, instead of four. Sen. Bernie Sanders earlier this month demanded answers about the price hike, saying he feared it will "cause patients to suffer or die." CNN asked Catalyst about the possibility of patients getting stuck with a $100,000 tab as the Patel family has expressed. "Patients in the LEMS community say they're shocked since learning the price of Firdapse was listed at $375,000.

Source: CNN February 20, 2019 20:06 UTC