In an  extreme act of compassion, my medical insurance company, Premera Blue Cross elected to grant me access to Sovaldi yesterday. Being a little shy of $180,000 smackeroos, I was definitely wondering how this was going to pan out. With Medicare, there’s always a huge donut hole in pharmaceutical coverage somewhere down the line after you’re already in up to your waist. I was assured this would not be the case.

For those of you who are not similarly covered who are worried about how to accomplish this, I have the following link to Gilead Sciences. Anyone who is financially incapable of buying this drug will not be denied. A $5 dollar copay is available so it will not come down to the first-born male child. Here’s what I found:

To learn more about Support Path for Sovaldi, please call, call 1-855-769-7284, Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. (Eastern). – See more at:

http://www.gilead.com/responsibility/us-patient-access/support%20path%20for%20sovaldi

Best of luck on the dragon hunt, fellow warriors.