Many people with hepatitis C are incarcerated or dependent upon government health programs. The cost of antiretroviral drugs that cure the disease have been of concern both to those needing them and the systems that pay for them. Sovaldi carries an $84,000 price tag, the newer Harvoni $95,000.
Integrated Disability Evaluation System. The Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) is a seamless, transparent disability evaluation system administered jointly by the Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to make disability evaluations for wounded, ill or injured servicemembers and veterans, simple, seamless, fast and fair.
normative-referenced evaluation evaluation in which the scores of an individual are interpreted in light of the norm or distribution of scores of others taking the same test; progress is determined by how well the individual compares with peers. outcome evaluation see evaluation. process evaluation see evaluation. product evaluation in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as determining the effectiveness of new products or equipment.