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.
It is linked to severe liver damage, infections, liver cancer, pain and arthritis. With a 90 percent cure rate, and few known side effects, Harvoni is considered a highly effective cure for hepatitis C, but it comes at a high cost - a 12-week treatment program costs around $99,000.