Outsourcing and Subcontracting at Colleges and Universities: What You Need to Know. Many colleges and universities across the country are outsourcing or subcontracting, to private companies, various institutional functions and services in an effort to cut costs, and/or improve efficiency.
Hepatitis C, which afflicts some 150 million people globally, often without symptoms for years, can cause fatigue and fever, cirrhosis or liver cancer. The pill, known as Sovaldi, or generically as sofosbuvir, costs $84,000 for a standard 12-week course of treatment.
Unfortunately, all of the medications that constitute the standard of care in 2015 are prohibitively priced in the U.S. A three-month course of Hepatitis C treatment typically runs between $80,000 and $120,000. The cost of the drugs set the stage for a battle between patients and health insurers. Page 1 2 3.