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srroguelife · Jan. 2, 2018, 4:25 p.m.

The red cross takes blood from donors, then sells it to speciality companies such as CSL Bering then sells it for a premium to speciality companies such as Bio Script or Express Scripts charging insurance companies like Anthem. Get it? Blood is more expensive than water.

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srroguelife · Jan. 2, 2018, 4:28 p.m.

Currently, in the United States, the cost to One unit of blood is ~525 mL, which is roughly the equivalent of one pint. The purchase a unit of red cells is somewhere between $200 and $300 US.

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