$1,000-a-pill Sovaldi jolts US health care system

By Ricardo AlonsoZaldivar

Published June 17, 2014 5:24pm ET

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$1,000-a-pill Sovaldi jolts US health care system — This undated handout photo provided by Gilead Sciences shows the Hepatitis-C medication Sovaldi. Sovaldi, a new pill for hepatitis C, cures the liver-wasting disease in 9 of 10 patients, but treatment can cost more than $90,000. Leading medical societies recommend the drug and patients are clamoring for it. But insurance companies and state Medicaid programs are gagging on the price. In Oregon, officials propose to limit how many low-income patients can get it. (AP Photo/Gilead Sciences) | AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest pill for hepatitis C sounds like a your-money-or-your-life choice.

Sovaldi cures the liver-wasting illness in 9 of 10 patients, but treatment can cost more than $90,000.

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