About two years ago, AIDS activists did the best that they could to arrive at an agreement with Serono that the price of Serostim growth hormone would be capped at about $36,000 per year. However, the idea of a "cap" is virtually meaningless in the true matter of things. For starters, does this mean that a person can use human growth hormone for a month and it will only cost $36,000? This is not likely, and if an insurance were to agree to pay the real cost, $6,000 to $7,000 per month, the person would be lucky to get the prescription filled for any longer than 4 months. Very few people find that their insurance plan actually allows them to have Serostim for twelve full months, and then it costs over $70,000. The other truth is the fact that there is enough profit in Serostim sales that doctors and others are being paid $600 dollars per month as a "finders fee" for each prescription made for HGH. This is offered as a kickback by some of the more aggressive pharmacies. Pretty crazy, huh?
