Friday, July 25, 2014

Breakthrough Drug That Cures Hepatitis C May Break Obamacare

Breakthrough Drug That Cures Hepatitis C May Break Obamacare

◄ Hosea 6:8 ►
American Standard Version

Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity; it is stained with blood.

 


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Friday, July 25, 2014 (3:40 am) | Worthy News / US News





WASHINGTON D.C. (Worthy News)– A new drug called Solvaldi, created by Gilead Sciences', cures Hepatitis C, however it comes with a $84,000 price tag for a 12-week treatment course. With 3.2 million Americans who carry Hepatitis C, the drug could break Obamacare.
Expensive specialty drugs aren't new to health care. But Sovaldi stands out because it is aimed at helping millions of Americans who carry hepatitis C, and a large share of those infected are low-income and qualify for government coverage. Its arrival also coincides with the aggressive expansion of Medicaid and private coverage under the Affordable Care Act, whose purpose was to extend health care to tens of millions Americans who previously couldn't afford it.

Sovaldi has prompted fears among insurers and state officials that the breakthrough drug, despite its benefits, could explode their budgets. And that has sparked an urgent and highly sensitive debate in Medicaid offices across the country: How far should society go to make sure the poor get the best available treatments? — Source

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/07/24/the-drug-thats-forcing-americas-most-important-and-uncomfortable-health-care-debate/

The drug that’s forcing America’s most important – and uncomfortable – health-care debate

... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 3.2 million people in the country are infected with the chronic liver disease hepatitis C, which kills about 15,000 Americans each year – higher than the rate of HIV-related deaths. Hepatitis C, which is most commonly spread through needles, can lead to chronic liver disease, cirrhosis or liver cancer if left untreated. ...

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The drug that’s forcing America’s most important – and uncomfortable – health-care debate
12:22 PM - 25 Jul 2014
 

UPDATE 2-Gilead hepatitis C drug Sovaldi racks up $3.5 bln in quarter

Reuters-Jul 23, 2014
July 23 (Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc said on Wednesday that its new hepatitis C drug Sovaldi had sales of $3.5 billion in the second quarter, ...

Costly hepatitis C drugs could add $300 to every American's yearly ...

SFGate (blog)-Jul 21, 2014
Gilead Sciences' new hepatitis C drug receives as much praise for its healing powers as it receives criticism of its price, $84,000 for 12 weeks.

Health insurer group asks Gilead to cut hepatitis C drug price

Reuters-Jul 23, 2014
... insurer trade group on Wednesday called on Gilead Sciences Inc to lower the cost of its hepatitis C drug Sovaldi after the drugmaker reported ...
 

Gilead Reaps Windfall from $1000 Hepatitis C Pill

Equities.com-Jul 24, 2014
In a statement that called for protest the organization said, "We, people infected with hepatitis C and co-infected with HIV-HCV, refuse to die ...

July 25 is National African American Hepatitis C Action Day

EDGEOnTheNet-Jul 23, 2014
July 25 is National African American Hepatitis C Action Day (NAAHCAD), a national mobilization initiative aimed at reducing the high incidence ...
http://www.edgeonthenet.com/health_fitness/health/Features/162856/july_25_is_national_african_american_hepatitis_c_action_day 
July 25 is National African American Hepatitis C Action Day (NAAHCAD), a national mobilization initiative aimed at reducing the high incidence of Hepatitis C infection in black communities. Officially proclaimed in July 2013, the event partners up The National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, Inc. (NBLCA), Coalition On Positive Health Empowerment (C.O.P.E.), and Harm Reduction Coalition to present their second annual Hepatitis C Action Day throughout the nation this Friday.

"We call this a 'day of action' because we need to ensure that deliberate actions are taken to stem the tide of the Hepatitis C epidemic in black communities throughout the nation," said NBLCA President and CEO C. Virginia Fields. "NBLCA and its partners are working together to create awareness about this critical and under-recognized health problem."

To promote awareness and draw attention to this neglected health disparity, the NAAHCAD initiative targets areas where the virus has the greatest impact on the African-American population. With the assistance of local health partners, government agencies, and elected officials, free testing and informational events will be offered throughout the day in various cities of the United States.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 3.2 million Americans -- more than 75 percent of whom are "Baby Boomers" born between 1945 and 1965 -- are infected with the Hepatitis C virus (HCV), and, because there are often no noticeable symptoms, most don't know they are infected. An estimated 22 percent of people living with chronic Hepatitis C are African American, a higher rate than whites and other racial and ethnic groups.

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July 25 Natl African American Hepatitis C Action Day
12:55 PM - 25 Jul 2014

Gilead reports $5.8 billion in sales of hepatitis C drug

Los Angeles Times-by Chad Terhune-Jul 23, 2014
Amid concerns over the high cost of its new treatment for hepatitis C, drugmaker Gilead Sciences Inc. reported $5.8 billion in sales for its ...
Hepatitis C Pill Rockets Gilead Into Big Leagues
Wall Street Journal-Jul 23, 2014
Gilead's Hepatitis C Drug, Sovaldi, Is on Pace to Become a ...
Highly Cited-New York Times-Jul 23, 2014
Pricey life-saving drugs hold patients captive: Your Say
Opinion-USA TODAY-Jul 20, 2014
Gilead hepatitis C pill reaches $3.48 billion in quarterly sales
In-Depth-SFGate-Jul 23, 2014
Costly hepatitis C drugs could add $300 to every American's yearly ...
Blog-seattlepi.com (blog)-Jul 21, 2014

The Republican Healthcare Plan

 is the same as the Nazi Healthcare Plan for Old Jews...

 

@RonWyden @ElizabethWarren @HillaryClinton @NAACP @SEIU @Teamsters @AFLCIO @HepC @HCV @Liber8 @Gilead 

http://liber8-gilead.blogspot.com/2014/07/liber8-gilead-corp-established-by.html

  •     #Liber8 #Gilead, the Corp Established by Poison Gas War Criminals #Rumsfeld #Schultz

http://liber8-gilead.blogspot.com/2014/07/war-criminals-donald-rumsfeld-and.html

  •     War Criminals Donald Rumsfeld and George Schultz History at Gilead Sciences. #Liber8 #Gilead

 http://liber8-gilead.blogspot.com/2014/07/gilead-science-eugenics-mass-murder-of.html

  •     Gilead Science, Eugenics Mass Murder of the Poor

 http://liber8-gilead.blogspot.com/2014/07/kevin-e-loftons-new-tuskegee.html
  •     Kevin E. Lofton's New Tuskegee Experiments on Blacks with Hepatitis-C, #Liber8 #Gilead

 http://liber8-gilead.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-more-you-know-kevin-e-lofton-liber8.html
  •     The More You Know Kevin E Lofton... #Liber8 #Gilead

http://liber8-gilead.blogspot.com/2014/07/liber8-gilead-john-w-madigan-mgr-of.html

  •     #Liber8 #Gilead John W. Madigan, Mgr of Audit Dept of Arthur Andersen, where Enron's Books were Cooked

http://liber8-gilead.blogspot.com/2014/07/john-f-cogan-gilead-director-liber8.html

  •     John F. Cogan, Gilead Director -- #Liber8 #Gilead

http://liber8-gilead.blogspot.com/2014/06/liber8-gilead-sovaldi-sovaldi-cost-to.html

  •     #Liber8 #Gilead #Sovaldi : Sovaldi Cost to Manufacture $67, price $84,000.

http://liber8-gilead.blogspot.com/2014/06/liber8-gilead-sciences-ceo-martin-180.html

  •     #Liber8 #Gilead Sciences CEO Martin : $180 Million Man

http://liber8-gilead.blogspot.com/2014/06/gilead-this-drug-costs-84000-in-us-but.html

  •     Gilead: This Drug Costs $84,000 in the U.S., but Just $900 Elsewhere

 http://liber8-gilead.blogspot.com/2014/06/gilead-tamiflu-george-schultz-donald.html

  •     Gilead, Tamiflu, George Schultz, Donald Rumsfeld, George W. Bush

http://liber8-gilead.blogspot.com/2014/06/what-price-antiviral-drugs-sovaldi-hep.html

  •     What Price Antiviral Drugs? Sovaldi Hep-C Cure @$150 to $250 per person, sells @$84,000

 http://liber8-gilead.blogspot.com/2014/06/liber8-gilead-sovaldi-tax-gilead-cant.html
  •     #Liber8 #Gilead: The Sovaldi Tax: Gilead Can't Justify The Price It's Asking Americans To Pay

 http://liber8-gilead.blogspot.com/2014/06/liber8-gilead-ny-extorted-to-pay-84000.html

  •     #Liber8 #Gilead: NY extorted to pay $84,000 for drug that costs $67 to make.

 http://liber8-gilead.blogspot.com/2014/07/httpedition.html

  •     We all pay for $1,000 a pill drug

http://liber8-gilead.blogspot.com/2014/07/liber8-gilead-continuum-liber8-images.html
  •     #Liber8 #Gilead ::: Continuum Liber8 images & clips
@AFLCIO, @AIDS, @ElizabethWarren, @Gilead, @HCV, @HepC, @HillaryClinton, @Liber8, @NAACP, @RonWyden, @SEIU, @Teamsters 
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