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37. US Healthcare's business plan is the same as a mugger's: "Your money or your life."

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Tue Mar 23, 2021, 03:13 AM

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WTF.... [View all] pbmus Mar 2021 OP

Yeah leftieNanner Mar 2021 #1

Especially Traildogbob Mar 2021 #15

Drs. Banting and Best at University of Toronto luvtheGWN Mar 2021 #32

Maybe they could lower the price of medication if doc03 Mar 2021 #2

+1, its worse than that. Its just 100% greed and profit taking and that's after a lot of drugs ... uponit7771 Mar 2021 #5

Advertising dollars are a payoff to corporate media so they won't talk about high drug prices. sop Mar 2021 #8

You might be on to something. KS Toronado Mar 2021 #42

Phony consumer pressure. Harker Mar 2021 #10

Tell your doctor if you have high blood pressure, diabetes or etc. Shouldn't the doctor doc03 Mar 2021 #12

Everyone's an expert thanks to the magic of the internet. n/t Harker Mar 2021 #27

to be fair, this was happening back in the old days of print advertising... erronis Mar 2021 #29

Thank you. Harker Mar 2021 #30

AGREE TOTALLY demigoddess Mar 2021 #16

Side effects may include rigor mortis and decomposition cynical_idealist Mar 2021 #45

A lot of money is also spent Mr.Bill Mar 2021 #17

something is still going on. My doc gives me drugs to lower cholesterol and then tells me demigoddess Apr 2021 #46

That's basically the Adkin's Diet. Mr.Bill Apr 2021 #47

Advertising prescription drugs used to be illegal, but it changed in 1985 under Reagan. N/t Gaugamela Mar 2021 #19

It's illegal in Canada luvtheGWN Mar 2021 #31

I remember when this was first allowed NewEnglandAutumn Mar 2021 #24

Health care for profit drug price inflation RANDYWILDMAN Mar 2021 #3

I can understand drug reps pushing the product doc03 Mar 2021 #4

It makes people go to their doctor and ask about the drug, Mr.Bill Apr 2021 #48

the US healthcare system is one of, if not the biggest, wealth extraction schemes ever Celerity Mar 2021 #6

Might he be related to that republican bastard choie Mar 2021 #11

his brother (financial raping/pillaging in the for-profit US healthcare matrix is the family biz) Celerity Mar 2021 #14

News flash for MAGA dipshits: tRump didn't make America great again Blue Owl Mar 2021 #7

Is this really an apple to apple comparison? grantcart Mar 2021 #9

Here.... pbmus Mar 2021 #13

That actually makes my point grantcart Mar 2021 #33

You're absolutely correct... deception isn't the best way to "sell" more liberal policies Steven Maurer Mar 2021 #36

I work in a pharmacy NewEnglandAutumn Mar 2021 #25

our daughter takes synthroid. For years we were paying for it out of pocket. it was less than demigoddess Mar 2021 #18

It is INSANE that we allow insurance companies to set co-pays NewEnglandAutumn Mar 2021 #26

Wow, I take a generic version and it's $10 a month Luciferous Mar 2021 #28

the generic doesn't work on her, we tried it. demigoddess Mar 2021 #44

I take the antidepressant wellbutrin tibbir Mar 2021 #38

Capitalism run amok. Joinfortmill Mar 2021 #20

America's private sector finds lots of efficiencies over those bloated socialist bureacracies IronLionZion Mar 2021 #21

And that UK's $7.52 is generally $0 (or 0) out of pocket for most. mwooldri Mar 2021 #22

Any questions?? gibraltar72 Mar 2021 #23

Because of losing two heart valves to Staph A, I have to take a rainbox of Rx every day. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #34

And the SHITBAG Senator from Florida nvme Mar 2021 #35

US Healthcare's business plan is the same as a mugger's: "Your money or your life." SunSeeker Mar 2021 #37

Looks like Trump's executive order did nothing Habitation Mar 2021 #39

Drug prices & medical services prices in the US are insane. area51 Mar 2021 #40

Collusion with US leadership for a long time now. Irish_Dem Mar 2021 #41

Medicare for all lsewpershad Mar 2021 #43