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Tig


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Hi Susan,

Thanks for your message. I believe I found the article you referenced and will include a link at the end. It's amazing that this kind of situation exists at all, but the prices of medication and treatment have put us in this position. Those that control access to it vs those that need it. Those that are arbitrarily placing a price on the health and lives of others, don't understand the despair and risks to all negatively affected. To them it's all about the money. When you compare the establishment of generic programs in other countries, by the people that are determining what's cost effective and for whom, the only thing that comes to mind is $-money-$. That is both sad and infuriating...

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I guess some peoples live are worth more than others. I know of another group who determined the value of human life in a similar fashion. Nazi's. 



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Thanks for this Suziq -

Excellent, cogent reply. How easy it is for us humans to find ways to dismiss each other's value. Vigilance like this is required to keep the word humanity, a part of what it means to be human. 

I think the world got it's money's worth with your successful treatment!

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Rudi

 



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I read an article today about cost effectiveness of treatment for Hep C  It was titled "New Hepatitis C Are Cost Effective , but Only for Selected Patients.  Can't find the address For it.

This was my reply (comment) sent to the writer about the article:

I am 80 years old and had Hep C for probably 50 years.  I do have cirrhosis, but my enzymes have been consistently just above average and my viral load was only 800,000.  I refused treatment until the new drugs.  I had no medical cost related symptoms over the years except yearly labs and one early biopsy years ago and one paid for by my clinical lab study recently.   I have type 2 diabetes (Hep C related???)that is under control.  I am too old for liver transplant so treatment will not be cost effective that way.  My cirrhosis is not decompensated so I don't have medical costs that way.  My expected life span is really not long compared to many with Hep C so treating me probably is not cost effective for my insurance company.  Gilead did not accept me for their clinical trial--BUT Merck did and I am SVR for 9 months now and UND for 15 months. Was it "financially reasonable" to treat me?  Maybe we should check IQ and effective contribution to society before we treat people for various diseases.  Why is Hep C singled out as a disease to be treated on "cost effective" basis ???  Or is It ???  I see this as a very dangerous direction for health care in general.  Probably won't live long enough to see where this "cost effective treatment idea" leads in the future, but my grandchildren will.

SuziQ



-- Edited by suziq on Monday 6th of April 2015 03:07:11 PM

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