Updates

[Puget Sound Business Journal] $1,000-a-pill hepatitis C drug may be too costly for Medicaid insurers

May 14, 2014

By Atia Musazay May 14, 2014   A breakthrough drug now on the market Read More

[Bloomberg Government] Backlash on Rising Drug Prices Led by Cancer Doctors, Insurers

May 7, 2014

By Robert Langreth May 7, 2014   The backlash over surging drug Read More

[Georgia Health News] Hepatitis C: The high cost of a cure

May 6, 2014

By Andy Miller May 6, 2014   Probably the biggest ethical dilemma now Read More

[The New Yorker] BIOTECH’S HARD BARGAIN

Apr 28, 2014

BY JAMES SUROWIECKI April 28 Issue   Few people have done better in the Read More

[Washington Post] An $84,000 hepatitis drug is giving states and insurers a major headache

Apr 28, 2014

By Jason Millman April 28, 2014   The new hepatitis C drug Sovaldi is Read More

[Forbes] At $1,000 A Pill, Hepatitis C Drug Sovaldi Rattles Medicaid Programs

Apr 28, 2014

By Bruce Jaspen April 28, 2014   Medicaid health insurance programs for Read More

[PBS News Hour] New Hepatitis-C drug raises hope at a hefty price

Apr 23, 2014

JUDY WOODRUFF April 23, 2014   Watch Story Here   JUDY WOODRUFF: Now: Who Read More

[Kaiser Health News] Biggest Insurer Shocked With Hepatitis C Costs

Apr 18, 2014

By Jay Hancock April 18, 2014   UnitedHealth Group spent $100 million on Read More

[CBS News] $1,000-a-day hepatitis C drug approved to treat prison inmates in Illinois

Apr 18, 2014

April 18, 2014   Illinois prison inmates will now be able to get a new Read More

[Reuters] UnitedHealth: New hepatitis C drug costs far more than forecast

Apr 17, 2014

By Caroline Humer April 17, 2014   UnitedHealth Group Inc Read More

[San Francisco Chronicle] Cost of highly effective hepatitis drug spurs revolt

Apr 12, 2014

By Stephanie M. Lee Apr. 12, 2014   The nation may have finally met a drug it Read More

[Vox Media] How does one pill cost $1,000?

Apr 11, 2014

By German Lopez Apr. 11, 2014   Once again, US drug prices are coming Read More