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3. This is part of the problem

Reply to ljm2002 (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 22, 2015, 11:41 AM

Sep 2015

the negotiation part would refer only to government programs like Medicare. Not sure about Medicaid. But Hepatitis and MS and CF affect young people. Though I know that a court - don't remember whether it was in Oklahoma or another state - ordered Medicaid to pay for that CF expensive drug.

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High price of drugs because... they can [View all] question everything Sep 2015 OP

The Government might also purchase the patent via eminent domain and let anyone make the drug. PoliticAverse Sep 2015 #1

Don't forget our government's complicity... ljm2002 Sep 2015 #2

This is part of the problem question everything Sep 2015 #3

Regulations are needed pronto. It's very clever what they're doing. Avalux Sep 2015 #4