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Egnever

(21,506 posts) Thu Aug 25, 2016, 10:35 PM Aug 2016

Our healthcare problem in a nutshell

Epi pen CEO

Mylan said the company never intended for patients to pay the full price, expecting insurers would carry the load.

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Our healthcare problem in a nutshell (Original Post) Egnever Aug 2016 OP

We're long past the point where the pharmaceutical industry needs to be nationalized. LonePirate Aug 2016 #1

Thereby driving up the cost of insurance for everybody. sinkingfeeling Aug 2016 #2

But it is Obamacare that is blamed! KT2000 Aug 2016 #4

while pharma plays this game KT2000 Aug 2016 #3

Horse Hockey Sherman A1 Aug 2016 #5

LonePirate

(13,419 posts)

1. We're long past the point where the pharmaceutical industry needs to be nationalized.

Reply to Egnever (Original post)

Thu Aug 25, 2016, 10:40 PM

Aug 2016

sinkingfeeling

(51,454 posts)

2. Thereby driving up the cost of insurance for everybody.

Reply to Egnever (Original post)

Thu Aug 25, 2016, 11:10 PM

Aug 2016

KT2000

(20,577 posts)

4. But it is Obamacare that is blamed!

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 25, 2016, 11:42 PM

Aug 2016

not the drug companies.

KT2000

(20,577 posts)

3. while pharma plays this game

Reply to Egnever (Original post)

Thu Aug 25, 2016, 11:41 PM

Aug 2016

ObamaCare is being blamed for higher medical costs.
The industry knew a long time ago the new drug market was going to get sparse. Cornering the market is their last option. They are devouring themselves at this point.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

5. Horse Hockey

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Fri Aug 26, 2016, 04:56 AM

Aug 2016

and a steaming pile of it. They knew very well how the whole thing works and would play out, it's simple greed. They may not have planned on the PR disaster, but living in the bubble, they may not really care all that much.

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