A new class of drugs is saving the lives of children who once had no hope. These high-tech medicines can replace defective genes. But there's a catch. Many cost millions of dollars for a single dose. And American healthc care hasn't figured out how to pay. We wondered how medicine could be priced so high and how insurance plans could refuse a life-saving treatment. So, we asked the people you're about to meet, a drug maker whose company charges 3 million for its medication, a CEO whose insurance plan won't ...

Ready, go. Chicago area dad William Smalls strives to care for his three sons equally, but says he and his wife Allison can't. Your insurance company is denying one son, correct.The same treatment your other son has received and seems to be thriving after receiving. Yes. It's baffling. It's the exact same diagnosis.That diagnosis, duchen musculardrophe or DMD, a genetic disorder that progressively attacks a person's muscles. Experts say most are in a wheelchair around 12 and don't live to see 30. Parents al ...