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Originally Posted by Americano
Universal health care will be the only solution to the Medicare issue. The one study I've examined (Oregon, goes on the ballot in 2008) uses available Medicare federal funding in the mix and shows overall savings of 25% from current Medicare and private insurer plans. The next logical step will be legislative confrontation with big pharma to establish pricing compatible with other nations. The US pays exorbitant markups when compared to other countries for identical prescription products from the same companies serving those same nations. Now that Rummy's out of the picture, perhaps big pharma's arrogance can be brought into reality.
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Americano matey -
i have a question, me friend. why cannot pharmaceutical companies feel free to charge different prices for their products, in different countries? i mean, if i own a candybar company, for example, why should i be forced to charge the same amount for that candybar, in every country that i sell that candybar in?
to be open and honest 'bout things, i own me a big chunk of merck stock.
i'm not rich or anything, but i live carefully, spend only what i need to spend, and am hoping that when the time comes, i have a comfortable old age.
from what i have seen, if i become enfeebled in my old age, the only way i can protect myself and my dignity, is with lots and lots and lots of monies.
i want merck to be able to charge lots and lots and lots of monies for its drugs, that is why imma askin' you this question.
-MeadHallPirate (yarrr)