I believe there is a new, very expensive drug that “cures” Hep C. Probably the drug manufacturer is pushing that all baby boomers (those on Medicare, at least), get tested for it, so they can increase their drug sales. JMHO
I know one person who had Hep C and was cured with this treatment.
Yup. And someday (maybe SOON - the high priced cost of drug sold in the US, but are cheaper elsewhere might be deemed improper....and the US laws that (illegally, IMHO) prevent re-importation of the drugs might be removed, giving people in the US a better price. (If the drug comp
This is from a Karl Denninger column:
“What if you knew that Sovaldi, the cure for Hepatitis C that costs nearly $90,000 for a course of treatment in the United States has a cost of approximately $1,000 in India and Bangladesh? It does.
What if you knew that if you went to either Mexico or Bangladesh and bought 100 courses of treatment of either drug and brought it back into the United States to sell at a 100% mark-up, an act that (if replicated) would not only make you a nice profit but also instantly force down the price in the United States down to something reasonable, you would have your lawfully-purchased courses of treatment confiscated and you would almost-certainly be charged with a crime and imprisoned? That’s exactly what would happen.”
https://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=230151
Hep C can kill you and if you have it probably will before your time. There is a cure but an expensive cure. The makers of the cure want everyone to know there is a cure.
Those with good insurance do not care as the insurance will pay most of the cost. Those without insurance will then become an advocacy group for government assistance for the cure.
It is all about money.