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Im sorry, but I don’t understand what you’re saying. There’s no identifiable subjects. Who screamed to give it away when who invented it? Who wanted to pay / s
by goodluckchuck 3y ago
Im sorry, but I don’t understand what you’re saying. There’s no identifiable subjects.
Who screamed to give it away when who invented it? Who wanted to pay / set a $100k price?
Who made the existing treatment?
If capitalism worked who would sell the new pill for less? If it’s better, couldn’t you charge more?
- mnau 3y agoThe brand name was Sovaldi, feel free to set filter on Google to the time of release and read various newspapers. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofosbuvir#Society_and_culture https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofosbuvir#Society_and_cultu... > In April 2014, U.S. House Democrats Henry Waxman, Frank Pallone Jr., and Diana DeGette wrote Gilead Sciences Inc. questioning the $84,000 price for sofosbuvir. They specifically asked Gilead CEO John Martin to "explain how the drug was priced, what discounts are being made available to low-income patients and government health programs, and the potential impact to public health by insurers blocking or delaying access to the medicine because of its cost."
- maxerickson 3y agoThe existing standard of care was a liver transplant. The price that the manufacturers set for the drug was based on what they thought various insurers would be willing to pay for it. People definitely caterwauled about a $100,000 drug regimen, nevermind that it is often a cure and a lot better than an organ transplant.