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Covid treatment about to get a lot more expensive

Craig234

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Until now, an anti-viral drug to treat Covid was paid for by the government and given to patients without charge. The price to the government was $530. Now, that's ending, it's becoming a 'normal' drug i the system, and the price is being raised to $1,390. Great system. It had been expected to go up, to as much as $5,000.

 
I bet Pfizer won't be charging $1,390 for it IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY.
 
Craig234 said:
Until now, an anti-viral drug to treat Covid was paid for by the government and given to patients without charge. The price to the government was $530. Now, that's ending, it's becoming a 'normal' drug i the system, and the price is being raised to $1,390. Great system. It had been expected to go up, to as much as $5,000.

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They've gotta figure out SOME way to profit off of Covid, now that hardly anyone wants the vaccine anymore.
 
Slavister said:
Yep, too bad for people without insurance or with high deductibles though
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Esp for those who desperately need it.
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People with Medicare or Medicaid or who are uninsured will be able to get Paxlovid for free through 2024 via a patient assistance program, the US Department of Health and Human Services said last week. Pfizer said that program will extend through 2028 for patients who are uninsured or “underinsured.”
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Lovebug said:
Esp for those who desperately need it.
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Cool... So basically... NOONE will pay anything close to $1390? Or only insurance companies will? Wonder how much people would pay on high deductible plans - those prices could also be very much negotiated.
 
Slavister said:
Cool... So basically... NOONE will pay anything close to $1390? Or only insurance companies will? Wonder how much people would pay on high deductible plans - those prices could also be very much negotiated.
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It is in the article, iirc.
 
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