Part of this is because the vitriol poured out on Gilead over pricing. The cure had actually much cheaper lifetime costs than the treatment, but because the cos

Part of this is because the vitriol poured out on Gilead over pricing. The cure had actually much cheaper lifetime costs than the treatment, but because the cost was upfront people complained. How much a society is willing to pay for stuff is a real indication of what it actually values. Society has shown that it does not value cures over treatments. You get what you pay for.