Well, it&#x27;s more complicated than that though, economic considerations-wise. You can treat Hepatitis C now (and it&#x27;s the rare case where the drug actually cures something like this with high probability), or you can treat liver disease in a terminally ill patient later. It&#x27;s up for debate what&#x27;s more expensive. That&#x27;s one of the reasons why they can charge so much. The second reason is, they&#x27;re just dicks.