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riversedge

(70,286 posts) Wed Jul 26, 2017, 12:44 PM Jul 2017

The military spends five times as much on Viagra as it would on transgender troops medical care

Source: washpost

By Christopher Ingraham July 26 at 11:19 AM

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Considering the prevalence of transgender servicemembers among the active duty military and the typical health-care costs for gender-transition-related medical treatment, the Rand study estimated that these treatments would cost the military between $2.4 million and $8.4 million annually.

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“The implication is that even in the most extreme scenario that we were able to identify … we expect only a 0.13-percent ($8.4 million out of $6.2 billion) increase in health care spending,” Rand's authors concluded.

By contrast, total military spending on erectile dysfunction medicines amounts to $84 million annually, according to an analysis by the Military Times — 10 times the cost of annual transition-related medical care for active duty transgender servicemembers.

The military spends $41.6 million annually on Viagra alone, according to the Military Times analysis — roughly five times the estimated spending on transition-related medical care for transgender troops...........

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/07/26/the-military-spends-five-times-as-much-on-viagra-as-it-would-on-transgender-troops-medical-care/?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.194021fda9bf

Well, now, since Trump listed his reason in his tweet that the ban was related to cost-lets see what he will do with this information.

Kyle Griffin?Verified account @kylegriffin1

WaPo: The military spends five times as much on Viagra as it would on transgender troops’ medical care.

***BTW--Here is what a WH official said the reason for ban was!!

Jake Tapper?Verified account @jaketapper 2h2 hours ago
Replying to @jaketapper

Jake Tapper Retweeted Jonathan Swan

9/ please see the reasoning behind this announcement per source talking to @jonathanvswan

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The military spends five times as much on Viagra as it would on transgender troops medical care (Original Post) riversedge Jul 2017 OP

Huh? moonseller66 Jul 2017 #1

gotta keep the troops happy. riversedge Jul 2017 #3

k and R. riversedge Jul 2017 #2

Viagra--$41M. What's the other $43M for Cialis?? n/t Bengus81 Jul 2017 #4

Viagra's going generic soon populistdriven Jul 2017 #7

Here is a cost graph.......... riversedge Jul 2017 #5

Imagining your title on a cartoon populistdriven Jul 2017 #6

A *** GENERIC *** DRUG NOW EXISTS . . . much much much cheeper!! NotMyFuhrer Jul 2017 #8

Transgender medical care IS 5 times military spends on viagra OR two Trump Mar a Lago trips BUT... ck4829 Jul 2017 #9

My mom was an Army brat Tyrs WolfDaemon Jul 2017 #10

moonseller66

(430 posts)

1. Huh?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 01:25 PM

Jul 2017

Would someone please tell me WHY the U.S. Military needs ANY Viagra?
I thought they all get wood just looking at or thinking about their guns! And all that shooting...Maybe we need to know how much the military spends on Kleenex Tissues, next?

riversedge

(70,286 posts)

3. gotta keep the troops happy.

Reply to moonseller66 (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 01:45 PM

Jul 2017

riversedge

(70,286 posts)

2. k and R.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 01:44 PM

Jul 2017

Bengus81

(6,932 posts)

4. Viagra--$41M. What's the other $43M for Cialis?? n/t

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 01:50 PM

Jul 2017

populistdriven

(5,644 posts)

7. Viagra's going generic soon

Reply to Bengus81 (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 02:25 PM

Jul 2017

riversedge

(70,286 posts)

5. Here is a cost graph..........

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 01:56 PM

Jul 2017

Edit. I posted the wrong graph-but will leave it and add the cost of care graph:

CNN?Verified account @CNN 4h4 hours ago

Here’s the cost to provide transgender-related services to active US military members, according to a study http://cnn.it/2tZnVCM

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CNN?Verified account @CNN 4h4 hours ago

Here’s the cost to provide transgender-related services to active US military members, according to a study http://cnn.it/2tZnVCM

populistdriven

(5,644 posts)

6. Imagining your title on a cartoon

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 02:23 PM

Jul 2017

2 military dressed guys in a bathroom, one with a stiffy in pants and a single pack viagra wrapper in hand, other with a transgender flag lapel pin.

Mr Lapel is minding his own business.

Mr Stiffy's speech bubble is saying "you make me uncomfortable".

With the title:
"The military spends five times as much on Viagra as it would on transgender troops medical care"

NotMyFuhrer

(58 posts)

8. A *** GENERIC *** DRUG NOW EXISTS . . . much much much cheeper!!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 04:26 PM

Jul 2017

There is a GENERIC equivalent to the formula in Viagra, Cialis . . . etc.

It costs 1 / 100 th of the name brands!!

IT IS CALLED . . . Sildenafil Citrate (20mg dosage) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ASK YOUR Doctor!

The government could save millions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ck4829

(35,084 posts)

9. Transgender medical care IS 5 times military spends on viagra OR two Trump Mar a Lago trips BUT...

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 04:28 PM

Jul 2017

I guess as we learned on November 8 starting on that date, numbers don't really matter all that much anymore.

IS because I can't say =.

Tyrs WolfDaemon

(2,289 posts)

10. My mom was an Army brat

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 05:36 PM

Jul 2017

and she taught me something she picked up from my Grand-Dad (and since then I've also heard it here and there) :

This is my Weapon and this is my Gun,
One is for shooting
and
One is for fun.

If they are spending soo much on Viagra, it makes me wonder if they are no longer teaching which one they are supposed to use on duty.

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