and you need support for $5,000 a month to treat colon cancer with the drug used to treat a judge nark condition that costs you a lot annually. >> rem cade -- >> rem cade used for severe rheumatoid arthritis. $5,000 monthly. >> 3,500 a year. still a lot of money. >> this is astronomical. >> yes, it is. >> and no relief for that? is there an insurance policy for that? >> most insurers cover biopharmaceuticals as part of the drug benefit. it's the fastest growing component of drug costs. >> suppose there is for these -- for these biopharmaceuticals you just said there is no -- >> no generic. >> no equivalent. >> right. >> so you mean you're going to pay an extra premium and an extra copay? >> yes. >> to get this drug at these rates? to save your life? >> another way of looking at it is the patent's life on these drugs is essentially infinite until we have regulation that allows what are biogenerics or biosimilars is another name for them, to come to market. >> i show 150 of these biotech drugs. >> i suspect there are actually more and there are another 500 in the pipeline. >> are they ov

and you need support for $5,000 a month to treat colon cancer with the drug used to treat a judge nark condition that costs you a lot annually. >> rem cade -- >> rem cade used for severe rheumatoid arthritis. $5,000 monthly. >> 3,500 a year. still a lot of money. >> this is astronomical. >> yes, it is. >> and no relief for that? is there an insurance policy for that? >> most insurers cover biopharmaceuticals as part of the drug benefit. it's the fastest growing component of drug costs. >> suppose there is for these -- for these biopharmaceuticals you just said there is no -- >> no generic. >> no equivalent. >> right. >> so you mean you're going to pay an extra premium and an extra copay? >> yes. >> to get this drug at these rates? to save your life? >> another way of looking at it is the patent's life on these drugs is essentially infinite until we have regulation that allows what are biogenerics or biosimilars is another name for them, to come to market. >> i show 150 of these biotech drugs. >> i suspect there are actually more and there are another 500 in the pipeline. >> are they ov

. >>> narks "good morning, maryland." -- now, good morning, maryland." >>> two doctors produce conflictinghe block that destroyed two book bars was not accidental. >>> the hot holiday toys your kids may want. >>> those stories are ahead on this thursday morning. thanks for joining us. i am megan pringle. >> i am charlie crowson. let's look at the forecast for this thursday and possibly into the weekend. and for that, let's say good morning to lynette charles in for justin berk. lynette. >> good morning. we do see some snow on the way. so, let's get down to it because the white stuff is coming especially as we go into the afternoon. winter weather advisory is in effect for today as well. we will see periods of snow with that winter weather advisory. that means travels could be on the difficult side at times. we could see a dusting to one inch around the baltimore area. but the further to the south you go, maybe about one to three inches. look forward to that. and then we will see some more snow for the weekend as we go into saturday night and sunday morning. maryland's most powerful radar i

>>> narks "good morning, maryland" at nine. >>> welcome back.f you are looking for work, joy know job scams come with the territory but they are putting a twist on the tricks they use to snag you when you are on the hunt. joce sterman explains in this week's scam alert. >> reporter: in tough times, many turn to the classified look for work. but one ad spotted in local papers and online sites may create more headaches than help. >> the appeal is it's appealing to professionals. people who have some mid level management experience and they are falling for it. >> reporter: falling for ads like this one put agnew twist on job scams. this one offers seekers a management position. and according to better business bureau, people who respond are told they have the job they just need to come for an interview. the only problem is they have to foot the bill for the flight. >> they capture the terms they want. be certain you will show up because they are investing in you. you should invest if them -- in them. >> reporter: wire the company to cover your trip