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Originally Posted by Robbie
That is a load of propaganda put out by Big Pharma.
Why ONLY the consumer in the United States? Why not the consumers in wealthier countries.
Jesus...it's unreal that people will get fucked and then bend over and ask for more.  |
Robbie, because there are price controls in countries with nationalized healthcare
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Report: Pharmaceutical Price Controls in OECD Countries
www.ita.doc.gov/drugpricingstudy
This site may be hacked.
1 Introduction 1. 2 Drug Price Regulations in Selected OECD Countries—An Overview of the Issues 3 ..... indicative of price differences for innovative drugs;.
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I used wget and the pdf seemed fine .. be warned if using windows
http://www.ita.doc.gov/drugpricingstudy
"Pharmaceutical Price
Controls in OECD Countries
Implications for U.S. Consumers,
Pricing, Research and Development,
and Innovation"
The International Trade Administration (ITA)
U.S. Department of Commerce
125 pages
Other countries regulation is obtaining pharmaceuticals at below fair-market pricing (it is alleged) and USA pharmaceutical buyers (insurance and retail) are getting ripped off for the difference (it is alleged).
So, I am not sure just who is fucking who -- but I am sure that USA consumers are getting fucked over.
21 graphs that show America’s health-care prices are ludicrous - The Washington Post