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Prisons balk at Sovaldi's $84000 cost for hepatitis C treatment - SFGate

10-20-2014, 09:41 PM

Prisons balk at Sovaldi's $84000 cost for hepatitis C treatment
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Photo: Associated Press This undated handout photo provided by Gilead Sciences shows the Hepatitis-C medication Sovaldi. Sovaldi, a new pill for hepatitis C, cures the liver-wasting disease in 9 of 10 patients, but treatment can cost more than $90,000.
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