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yellowdogintexas

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3. Hope it includes comparisons on Big Pharma

Reply to discocrisco01 (Original post)

Wed Jul 6, 2022, 09:47 AM

Jul 2022

There is a huge difference between the negotiated prices on drugs for a large commercial insurance plan as opposed to Medicare Plan D.

The Medicare prescription plan is one of the biggest betrayals in the history of insurance coverage. Big Pharma is evil.

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How Much Health Insurers Pay For Care Is About To Go Public [View all] discocrisco01 Jul 2022 OP

K&R for visibility. crickets Jul 2022 #1

It's a feature, not a flaw. Grolph_ Jul 2022 #2

Hope it includes comparisons on Big Pharma yellowdogintexas Jul 2022 #3

That should prove interesting... Wounded Bear Jul 2022 #4

This is a win. Insurance companys hate sunshine, so do employers. Hotler Jul 2022 #5

I have no idea if this is correct, but if insurers' profits are limited to a max % of the base cost. Pobeka Jul 2022 #6

Math works that way. Grolph_ Jul 2022 #7

What I don't know is how the profits are regulated through the ACA. Pobeka Jul 2022 #8

It was how the ACA was allowed to pass Grolph_ Jul 2022 #12

They're Not Bad At Negotiating ProfessorGAC Jul 2022 #9

They are not "really bad at negotiating" lostnfound Jul 2022 #10

We need a 'Truth in Medical Billing' law JCMach1 Jul 2022 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author uponit7771 Jul 2022 #13