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Vinca

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1. Good. If the drug were more effective it would be one thing, but by all accounts it isn't.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Jan 10, 2022, 01:52 PM

Jan 2022

Alzheimer's is a horrible, horrible illness and I can't help but think drug companies are trying to fill their bank accounts at the expense of taxpayers more than fix a problem.

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HHS secretary orders Medicare to 'reassess' premium increase driven by Alzheimer's drug [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 OP

Good. If the drug were more effective it would be one thing, but by all accounts it isn't. Vinca Jan 2022 #1

$28,000 year is way too much for any drug. ShazzieB Jan 2022 #8

If it's not that effective DENVERPOPS Jan 2022 #11

Good question. ShazzieB Jan 2022 #15

Might save $5/month, $10 if Medicare decides not to cover it or significantly restricts coverage. Hoyt Jan 2022 #2

The price drop proves that BIOGEN is making $$$$ like poop after a colonoscopy prep !! HUAJIAO Jan 2022 #3

Nevada checking in ampm Jan 2022 #4

I Faux pas Jan 2022 #5

THANK YOU, Secretary! Grasswire2 Jan 2022 #6

Oh, well only $28K a year Bayard Jan 2022 #7

Not Just That DallasNE Jan 2022 #9

In February I become eligible for Medicare Farmer-Rick Jan 2022 #10

This is not a Part D drug. It's an infusion treatment done in a doc's office under Part B. Hoyt Jan 2022 #14

OMG, please let this be true Ferrets are Cool Jan 2022 #12

Be curious to see what the VA had negotiated the price to. haele Jan 2022 #13

Hopefully we will get some kind of break. Sherman A1 Jan 2022 #16