That does seem like a public health concern. Normally you&#x27;d recover damages from a class action lawsuit or similar, but it sounds like it was common practice at the time so nobody was acting negligent. That&#x27;s just a sad state of affairs.<p>Gilead - or maybe even Congress&#x2F;local states in cooperation with Gilead - could get a lot of goodwill by offering the cure for free in a one-time deal to people who:<p>* Developed Hepatitis C before 1992.<p>* Had a blood transfusion that likely contributed to the illness<p>* Can&#x27;t afford to pay for the cure otherwise. To start with, let&#x27;s say that you make less than $60k&#x2F;year to qualify.<p>* Don&#x27;t have insurance that would cover it<p>It seems about as justifiable as when the government steps in to help after a natural disaster.