Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Exiled From Hollywood, an $84,000 cure, and No Ceasefire
More than three million Americans have Hepatitis C. A cure is now available, but at $84,000, insurance companies will only pay for the sickest to be treated. We take a look at that, and we meet a screenwriter who made films overseas because she was blacklisted by Hollywood.
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenJohn Kerry’s cease fire proposal rejected and violence spreads to the West Bank as the conflict between Israel and Hamas reaches day 18. We update the latest and also talk about Egypt’s role in mediation. A much-improved cure for Hepatitis C has been approved, but at $84,000 for a regimen, insurers and Medicaid are balking. A screening series -- “Hollywood Exiles in Europe” -- of films made overseas by blacklisted Hollywood filmmakers kicks off tonight. And in our weekly movie round-up: “Lucy,” starring Scarlett Johansson, new films by Rob Reiner and Woody Allen, and the trailer for “50 Shades of Grey.”
Banner Image: Edward Dmytryk testifying before the House Un-American Activities Committee
