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Drug Prices ... cutting them bigly

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  • LuFins DadL Offline
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    What he’s saying is that he’s basically going to pay people to stay home and take drugs.

    Not too different than the Carter years, really.

    The Brad

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    • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

      Any number he uses is probably wrong unless it’s a tariff rate.

      Doctor PhibesD Online
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      #6

      @jon-nyc said in Drug Prices ... cutting them bigly:

      Any number he uses is probably wrong unless it’s a tariff rate.

      Those change on an hourly basis and are on a sliding scale between 0 and 4 Brazilian percent so he can never be wrong.

      I was only joking

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      • MikM Away
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        Mik
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        Ok so the laugh is over, he’s actually done something about it. Anyone care to comment on that?

        "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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        • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

          What he’s saying is that he’s basically going to pay people to stay home and take drugs.

          Not too different than the Carter years, really.

          jon-nycJ Online
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          jon-nyc
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          @LuFins-Dad said in Drug Prices ... cutting them bigly:

          What he’s saying is that he’s basically going to pay people to stay home and take drugs.

          Not too different than the Carter years, really.

          The beta test of that in San Francisco was a bit of a mess.

          Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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          • MikM Mik

            Ok so the laugh is over, he’s actually done something about it. Anyone care to comment on that?

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            @Mik said in Drug Prices ... cutting them bigly:

            Ok so the laugh is over, he’s actually done something about it. Anyone care to comment on that?

            I don’t think he has. Just announced a plan an intent to do so.

            Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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            • MikM Mik

              Ok so the laugh is over, he’s actually done something about it. Anyone care to comment on that?

              Doctor PhibesD Online
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              @Mik said in Drug Prices ... cutting them bigly:

              Ok so the laugh is over, he’s actually done something about it. Anyone care to comment on that?

              What's he done? Is it going to be awesome?

              Because to be honest, and I hate to sound ungrateful, but I'm a little tired of winning.

              I was only joking

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              • MikM Mik

                Ok so the laugh is over, he’s actually done something about it. Anyone care to comment on that?

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                @Mik said in Drug Prices ... cutting them bigly:

                Ok so the laugh is over, he’s actually done something about it. Anyone care to comment on that?

                Has he? Or is this similar to the “I reduced egg prices by 700%” or whatever? Really wish I could believe anything he states as a fact.

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                • MikM Away
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                  Mik
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                  He took an action. What do you think might be the result?

                  "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                    I don’t think he’s taken any actions yet. He sent a threatening letter about equalizing prices with Europe which would be a disaster if we implemented that in a short timeframe.

                    We are in an unsustainable position where the US basically pays for drug development while other countries pay something more like marginal cost. It’s like a huge trade imbalance, you want to fix it but it needs to be done over time.

                    Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                    • MikM Mik

                      He took an action. What do you think might be the result?

                      Doctor PhibesD Online
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                      @Mik said in Drug Prices ... cutting them bigly:

                      He took an action. What do you think might be the result?

                      An equal and opposite reaction?

                      This is a science thread, after all.

                      I was only joking

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                      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                        I don’t think he’s taken any actions yet. He sent a threatening letter about equalizing prices with Europe which would be a disaster if we implemented that in a short timeframe.

                        We are in an unsustainable position where the US basically pays for drug development while other countries pay something more like marginal cost. It’s like a huge trade imbalance, you want to fix it but it needs to be done over time.

                        MikM Away
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                        Mik
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                        @jon-nyc said in Drug Prices ... cutting them bigly:

                        I don’t think he’s taken any actions yet. He sent a threatening letter about equalizing prices with Europe which would be a disaster if we implemented that in a short timeframe.

                        We are in an unsustainable position where the US basically pays for drug development while other countries pay something more like marginal cost. It’s like a huge trade imbalance, you want to fix it but it needs to be done over time.

                        It's a start.

                        "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                          We’ll see.

                          In his first term he campaigned on allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices. Then he got elected and Pharma rolled him in one meeting.

                          Biden then got it done, at least a start, with 10 drugs.

                          Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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