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1. one might reasonably ask why these "drugs" cost too much nt

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Cancer clinics are turning away thousands of Medicare patients. Blame the sequester. [View all] Redfairen Apr 2013 OP

one might reasonably ask why these "drugs" cost too much nt msongs Apr 2013 #1

If Medicare negotiated drug prices then maybe the doctors could keep treating patients. dkf Apr 2013 #2

Probably more than 50% less in other countries demosincebirth Apr 2013 #29

Medicare being able to negotiate drug prices was taken off the table ... slipslidingaway Apr 2013 #35

You forgot to add Max Baucus. dkf Apr 2013 #37

How can this be, when Medicare spending is not included in the sequester? Lasher Apr 2013 #3

"Sequestration cuts 2 percent from Medicare pay for docs" Trillo Apr 2013 #6

Medicare is getting a 2% cut. sendero Apr 2013 #10

It's explained in the article Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #30

Yes.. sendero Apr 2013 #43

Oops. Missed on that one. Kingofalldems Apr 2013 #18

me thinks it is time to raise some hell dembotoz Apr 2013 #4

Here is an email that my wife received. It has info on responding to this issue. Soundman Apr 2013 #5

Bet they won't show the clinic's financial statements. Hoyt Apr 2013 #7

The docs will get a raise in net pay running off the Medicare patients Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #32

If they have patients to replace them, but most don't. Hoyt Apr 2013 #39

I hate the sequester shenmue Apr 2013 #8

It's just the "Obama Haters" doing this...nothing to see there.. KoKo Apr 2013 #9

First ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2013 #21

Higher cost settings means into hospitals Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #31

Oh ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2013 #46

I support a "single-payer" system such as jazzimov Apr 2013 #26

And the psychopathic, sophomoric Republicans think this is FUNNY? ProfessionalLeftist Apr 2013 #11

Ah, yes, it's working just as planned. HeiressofBickworth Apr 2013 #12

+1 forestpath Apr 2013 #14

So our government has, in effect, created a plethora of death panels via the sequester and is about indepat Apr 2013 #13

Exactly...and Obama wants to cut the Social Security benefits of the ones who make it through this! forestpath Apr 2013 #15

No, he doesn't. Stop spreading disinformation, please. jazzimov Apr 2013 #24

You are the one spreading disinformation. Unless you want to accuse forestpath Apr 2013 #25

Call me naive, but... savebigbird Apr 2013 #16

I agree with you. I used to work for a doctor and she felt the exact same way too. forestpath Apr 2013 #19

Well, if the doctors can't stay in business without treating it as a business??? Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #33

I know these things. savebigbird Apr 2013 #42

Lance Armstrong and LiveSTRONG will step up to organize the public, oh, wait. nt proverbialwisdom Apr 2013 #17

Republicans are celebrating. ProSense Apr 2013 #20

This blows my mind (nt) Babel_17 Apr 2013 #22

WTF? Drug prices have absolutely NOTHING to do with jazzimov Apr 2013 #23

That's not true in these clinics Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #34

Medicare should negotiate a bulk price and doctors are just the conduit dkf Apr 2013 #36

I agree Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #38

It is a head scratcher... dkf Apr 2013 #41

Welcome to the world of for profit healthcare magic59 Apr 2013 #27

I want to see the tax returns, of the places that... quadrature Apr 2013 #28

that is such crap. The reason health care is so expensive in this country is because doctors and liberal_at_heart Apr 2013 #40

The real death panels: "we'd lose money". That about sums it up. loudsue Apr 2013 #44

kick * Redfairen Apr 2013 #45

So what I'm reading is that money is more important than saving people's lives. Apophis Apr 2013 #47