Tag: Healthcare

Coronavirus Brings American Decline Out in the Open

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Coronavirus Brings American Decline Out in the Open

The U.S.’s decline started with little things that people got used to. Americans drove past empty construction sites and didn’t even think about why the workers weren’t working, then wondered why roads and buildings took so long to finish. They got used to avoiding hospitals because of the unpredictable and enormous bills they’d receive. They paid 6% real-estate commissions, never realizing that Australians were paying 2%. They grumbled about high taxes and high health-insurance premiums and potholed roads, but rarely imagined what it would be like to live in a system that worked better.

Gilead’s coronavirus treatment remdesivir to cost $3,120 for U.S. insured patients

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Gilead’s coronavirus treatment remdesivir to cost $3,120 per U.S. patient with private insurance

The drugmaker said it will sell remdesivir for $390 per vial to governments “of developed countries” around the world, and the price for U.S. private insurance companies will stand at $520 per vial. In the U.S., that means Gilead will charge a lower price for government programs like Medicare and a higher price for privately insured people.

Wonder how many insurance companies will approve it?!