Sven says:
"Well.....I must say “you can” say that because big pharmaceutical is saying “fuck you” when you ask them for help curing your HCV. Then they’ll tell you, like they told me, “ok we’ll help” you can pay us $90,000.00 USD instead of the $110,000.000. “Fuck you” is appropriate.

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I couldn't agree more. I certainly have no love for the greedy insurance companies (albeit they covered me without having to wrestle with them) however to me this is where the evil and greed really is ....with big pharma.
I was one of the first patients in a trial for a DAA in 2010. I failed the treatment and ended up with a VERY resistant Ns5a mutation enhanced strictly from being in the trial.
Years later when there was a viable treatment for me to try my Hepatologist and myself went to the drug company first to see if they would help with coverage. My Hepa told them "look this patient entered a trial and failed the treatment and ended up with resistance enhanced because of that and now she needs some help with a drug that may work. They said NOPE she is on her own.
Then I went to my insurance co. and I must admit they fought with the drug company for months to try and get a discount from the ridiculous 75 grand they wanted and and all they reduced it was 10grand.
Last I checked Gilead in their last quarter report has made >22 Billion off the HCV drugs alone (Thats with a b) and refused to help someone who was in a small way, by being in a trial for them was able to make that kind of money.
Thats were I say the absolute greed lies. They have no soul!
S
Diagnosed: 2001 GT1a , HCV since mid-70's.
Biopsy 2010 F1
Fibroscan and Fibrosure 2018 F2
Treated in trial 2010 with Dac/Peg/ Riba and Relapsed.
Resistance test 2017. Have Ns5a Rav Q30r/H58d enhanced from doing Dac.
Start Tx. Jan 18th/18 w/ Vosevi /Riba 12wks. plus 6 wks.Viekira Pak +Sof/Riba(From Dr Freeman @GP2U)
VL start: 1.6mill.ALT 125 AST 88
Wk. 4 Det @LLOQ <15.
VL Wk.8 UND Alt &Ast 22
Wk. 12 UND
EOT:UND
EOT+12 >>>UND (SVR12)! ALT11 AST13
Nov6/18 SVR 24!