Cost differs if government programs: Veterans' Affairs, Indian Health Services, Department of Defense, Coast Guard, Federal prisons or Private Insurance
Remdesivir cost per single vial :
5 day treatment = 6 vials cost per patient:
Quote" Medicare and Medicaid are not direct purchasers of drugs administered in an inpatient setting. Hospitals purchase inpatient drugs at commercial pricing and are then reimbursed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services at set rates."
So Medicare/Medicaid will be billed at Private insurance rates.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/29/health/remdesivir-cost-coronavirus-treatment-bn/index.html
This is from the article I linked to above:
QuoteFor U.S. patients with commercial insurance, Gilead said it will charge $3,120 per course, or $520 per vial. That is a 33% increase over the $390 per vial Gilead said it will charge governments of developed countries and U.S. patients in government healthcare programs.
tnbutterfly - Mary, BSN
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As if COVID-19 isn't bad enough... The antiviral drug, Remdesivir, will be in high demand and carry a high price tag as it is one of the only treatments so far shown to alter the course of COVID-19. But this price is lower than the first estimated which was $2,520 to $2,800 just last week after British researchers announced that they found dexamethasone, much cheaper and widely available, significantly reduced mortality in severely ill COVID-19 patients.
For the entire story, go to https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-gilead-sciences/gilead-prices-covid-19-drug-candidate-remdesivir-at-2340-per-patient-idUSKBN2401C8