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PoindexterOglethorpe

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4. I suspect a lot of Americans take a lot more drugs than they need.

Reply to bluewater (Original post)

Sat Aug 3, 2019, 03:23 PM

Aug 2019

It would be interesting to do comparisons with other countries. Yes, we often pay a lot more for drugs than others do, but that can hardly account to 4% of the world's population accounting for nearly have the global spending on drugs.

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Democrats Are Having the Wrong Health Care Debate [View all] bluewater Aug 2019 OP

as an option, medicare for those who want it nt msongs Aug 2019 #1

For the sake of discussion, would you explain how that will make health care affordable? bluewater Aug 2019 #2

i'm leaning toward Warren right now. She needs to tell us what happens to all the money employers brewens Aug 2019 #5

I'd hope that employers could still offer private supplemental plans Backseat Driver Aug 2019 #8

I haven't assumed that MFA would have the same terms as Medicare, including the 80% brewens Aug 2019 #11

it is an option, could create a trend towards MFA. I am pro-choice on health care msongs Aug 2019 #10

Why do the Feds allow investigations of fraud go on so long that Backseat Driver Aug 2019 #3

Sorry, the heat's getting to me and I didn't get all my Backseat Driver Aug 2019 #6

One thing that Medicare does poorly is detecting fraud. Medicare, unlike most private insurers, is Hoyt Aug 2019 #9

I suspect a lot of Americans take a lot more drugs than they need. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2019 #4

Agree with article, but saving $200 Billion out of our $3.5 B annual healthcare budget ain't much. Hoyt Aug 2019 #7

Fighting over the details of their healthcare proposals won't help them beat Donald Trump Gothmog Aug 2019 #12