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jellybean

11/21/13 12:18 PM

#170293 RE: dewophile #170292

My data comes from NHANES itself. Go look it up.

Yes, I know all about the crazy estimates for the sectors of society that are not represented in screening...but even if those numbers are real (which I doubt) , who is going to pay $100K to treat them? Definitely not the VA, which is where the majority of the patients can be found.
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ciotera

11/21/13 1:22 PM

#170294 RE: dewophile #170292

Re: HCV 50K patients treated annually



Agree on your NHANES comment. The numbers are theoretically there. The two unknowns are: how low will annual treatment starts fall in steady state and will payers shell out that much money per patient for this disease.