[grania]

Are all of the causes of Hep C preventable? If they are, I don't understand why governments or insurance should pay for the very expensive treatment. There was a story on the TV news in which someone said this drug will add $200 - $300 to the annual cost of an insurance policy!

This is one of the flaws of Obamacare. If people are forced to buy health insurance and forced into what's covered, there's no incentive for cheaper cures.

A cure this expensive is not the answer for any disease, realistically speaking. Let those who can afford it pay if that's what they choose.

[chaosagent]

Are all of the causes of Hep C preventable?

If they are, I don’t understand why governments or insurance should pay for the very expensive treatment. There was a story on the TV news in which someone said this drug will add $200 - $300 to the annual cost of an insurance policy

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My Sister-In-Law contracted Hep C in the 80’s from a bad blood transfusion during an ectopic pregnancy. Blood was not tested for it until the early 90’s

She died a few years ago from the liver disease caused by the HEP C