Imagine what one can do with this amount: buy an average American house ($264,540), get a decent sports car ($55,700 for a Porsche Boxster), get a child through a four-year college course in a private school ($33,303), and still have enough loose change for retirement.
The study, which came out in the November 2006 issue of Medical Care, reported that HIV patients averaged $2,100 per month in treatment costs. This amount is based on the 24.2 years life expectancy of HIV patients in optimal care.
This amount is no cause for worry for people who are either adequately covered by insurance, can afford to pay out of their own pockets, or, who qualify under a government funded program.
Unfortunately, there are still some HIV victims who do not qualify under any of these three categories. Not surprising, as around 47 million Americans are uninsured - about 15 percent of the population. It is unfortunate, though, that this section of society is the most vulnerable to HIV infection. One can only wonder how they can ever get $618,900.
Beyond medical expenses, there are social and medical costs as well. To many victims these consequences outweigh any price tag. Being rejected by parents, friends, communities and society is unbearable. Isolation is more excruciating than the pain of the flesh.
Being an outcast also means giving up economic opportunities - the chance to continue being productive members of society. Instead of living fruitful lives, victims resign themselves as pariahs dependent on mankind's generosity.
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