Why Does A Hepatitis C Drug Cost $84,000 In U.S. And India $1800?

cant someone hack the ingredients in these pills. it is usually just couple key ingredients and rest is BS to likely make you sicker to need more pills.

I'd MUCH MUCH rather go to South Korea
as a medical tourist.

Yep Yep Yep
Dat Right!

Because they spread the costs out over all their customers. This is why families pay several thousand in premiums each year plus extra for deductibles before they even pay on claims - which are then paid at only 70 or 80 percent. There are a lot of us getting mighty tired of paying $5K out of our pockets before insurance pays its first dime in our own healthcare. We are paying for all those idiots who are smokers, obese with diabetes, share drug needles and contract Hep c, etc.

Note that there are drugs which are old - such as Lasinopril for high blood pressure - which cost next to nothing. Their costs have long been recovered. Companies want to make hay while the sun shines - and before the generics take over the market.

I've considered doing this. The quality of work concerns me however. Sound like you've had good experiences. Do they offer gas?

+1,000

GOP=corporate rule.

Meanwhile Big Pharma and Insurance make enough profits to shower politicians with billions of dollars.

Billions of dollars coming out of consumers pockets.

How do you like your money being used to prop up big government

My first thought was "because depopulation", but if TPTB really wanted to depopulate they would make these drugs WAY more expensive in a place like India (where the population is huge).

And that leads me to think "because profits". More people in India means they can offer medications at lower prices and still make a great profit. Plus the purchasing power of the average U.S. patient is much greater than in India.

Over here all pharma drugs are free, everybody is mandatorily insured.
Only tranquilizers require a small fee, so a Xanax supply for one month costs you 15 bucks or so.

But I hate drugs, I had been on steroids for 12 years, it ruined my life. While I later found out my autoimmune disease was easily fixed after detoxing gluten from my food and body.

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Not stupid...Greedy... those in power are greedy.

We have no choice here, other than to go to another country for health. Many do!

Oh yes....I can tell you i was a bit reluctant at first....then i met a group in Texas just by chance....this group was traveling in a bus...12-14 of then going to Nuevo Progreso Mexico I talked to a gentleman going to have cosmetic work done by Dr. Diane Vazquez....a few more chimed in on how wonderful this woman is....then as they were talking I noticed how beautiful their teeth were.....and along with the prices they quoted....well I have been seeing Dr Diane for about 15 years now.

Last Edited by The Old Timer on 09/18/2014 09:39 AM