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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow much will Remdesivir cost patients? $500-600/DAY
https://www.wesh.com/article/heres-how-much-remdesivir-a-drug-used-to-treat-covid-19-patients-will-cost/33002007A typical five-day treatment course would include six vials, which would equate to $2,340 per patient, Daniel O'Day, Gilead Sciences chairman and CEO, said in the letter.
The U.S. government will continue to manage U.S. allocations of remdesivir to hospitals through September, the company said.
The letter added that the price for U.S. private insurance companies will be $520 per vial, which would total $3,120 per patient for a five-day treatment course of six vials.
As if existing hospital bills and lack of employment aren't enough...
cayugafalls
(5,640 posts)This is why we need single payer and drug price controls.
flor-de-jasmim
(2,125 posts)cayugafalls
(5,640 posts)are having a hard time figuring out what to pick for their next ad!
It is a never ending parade of stupidity and criminality.
How much more can we take?
We need Medicare for All stat.
What about a public option?
Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)They can fuck right off.
FBaggins
(26,729 posts)So that would be a net savings.
SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)So it would be close to the same cost.
FBaggins
(26,729 posts)LisaL
(44,973 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)dawg day
(7,947 posts)But Medicaid should cover the Bill's for covid patients. We need them to feel free to go to a clinic or the hospital and to quit work... for OUR sake. They need to get quarantined and treated and not worry about the cost.
I hope biden comes in with the willingness to spend a trillion or more getting us past this... whether it's paying to install great air purifiers in every restaurant and office building and giving free healthcare to anyone who needs it.
This should be a public project like electrification was, and the interstate system, and WPA. We can always find a trillion for a war or a tax cut. We can find a trillion or more to save the country.
marble falls
(57,077 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,328 posts)We create and fund our government for protection, which includes regulation. This is a situation that needs regulating.