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Money? These drugs and the companies don't come cheap. Take Gilead for example, which created Harvoni/Sovaldi for treating Hep-C. It's currently valued at abou
by tinkerrr 11y ago
Money? These drugs and the companies don't come cheap.
Take Gilead for example, which created Harvoni/Sovaldi for treating Hep-C. It's currently valued at about $150B. Before the release, it was a quarter of the price, so the value of Gilead's Hep-C franchise is in the order of $70-$80B at the very least. That's about the entire net worth of Bill Gates.
- drzaiusapelord 11y agoGood point. Also "can't the rich just help us" is a terrible narrative. If your regulatory and economic system is broken then a few handouts won't fix anything. The numbers when it comes to pharmaceuticals ,or healthcare in general, are astronomical. No, a rich person can't just fix everything by buying something.