Naomi Judd helped change America’s view of those who contracted Hep C. Unfortunately the cost of treatment is still prohibitive:
“In 1990 Naomi Judd was diagnosed with hepatitis C that she contracted as a result of a needle stick injury when she worked as a nurse....
https://liverfoundation.org/resource-center/blog/naomi-judd-she-changed-how-america-looked-at-hepatitis-and-liver-disease/#:~:text=In%201990%20Naomi%20Judd%20was%20diagnosed%20with%20hepatitis,the%20touring%20rigors%20of%20her%20country%20music%20stardom.
Research is expensive. It’s too bad that there was no way to help Big Pharma lower their costs on research. I think, if it could make a difference, to start a charitable foundation to pay for research so that Big Pharma doesn’t have to bear the full costs of their research and help them bring down the costs further and faster.
The chemicals for almost all pharmaceuticals is cheap to produce, but the research to find the right combination of chemicals is what is expensive.