The $1000 Pill Is Popular! So, Who Pays?

The 00 pill is popular! So, who pays?
In Egypt, where some 20 percent of the population is infected with the hepatitis C virus, Gilead is selling the drug for $ 900 for a 12-week treatment. Yet some say that because discounts are based on the exorbitant price in the US, the drug may be too …
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Drug rehab at jail to be reviewed
Gail Houk, director of forensic services at Alternative Paths — Medina County's main drug treatment agency — said the Greene County program has a 60 percent success rate, tracking its cases for a year after release. It has no information beyond one …
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'Price of vision' much higher for NC Medicare patients
Used for the treatment of serious eye ailments such as macular degeneration, which can cause blindness in the elderly, doctors billed at least 78,000 doses of the drug to almost 4,000 Medicare patients in 2012. Due to both its popularity and its …
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