Policy Watch

September 25, 2015 Policy Watch

State Medicaid Spending on Sovaldi: Wide Variation in Spending and Utilization in 2014

With a price tag of $1,000 per pill and $84,000 for a 12-week course of Sovaldi (sofosbuvir), Gilead Sciences prompted widespread concern about whether its new treatment for hepatitis C (HCV) would bankrupt public and private payers. These concerns were particularly significant for state Medicaid programs, which face both limited state budgets and high HCV […]

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