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nsxwolfyesterday at 3:00 PM1 replyview on HN

How is it priced? Did they use the sickle cell cure pricing model? $5 less than a cochlear implant?


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arjieyesterday at 4:04 PM

I was curious too so I googled and CNBC says that it’s free because it’s part of a Trump deal that exempts them from tariffs for 3 years and through which they’ll follow Most Favoured Nation pricing for the US

> The biotech company will also offer the first hearing-loss gene therapy for free to eligible U.S. patients following regulatory approval of the product earlier Thursday.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/regeneron-inks-drug-pricing-...

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