US NEWS MED-HEPATITISC 4 MCT
(04/08/15 3:31am)
Joel Roth, 65, of San Rafael, Calif., is a long-suffering Hepatitis C patient who is taking Sovaldi, which costs $1,000 per pill, or $84,000 for a 12-week treatment course. Roth got financial assistance to pay his $11,600 share of the bill. (Bob Ecker/MCT)