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[–] Smoogs 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ok who let Martin shkreli out of jail?

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Explain why we make it legal for companies to set their own prices again

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[–] Nacktmull 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's called freedom! Go to Russia if you don't like it! /s

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[–] EdibleFriend 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It is shockingly easy to burn things.

I'm just going to leave that thought there.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Isn't it just this expensive because the government can't negotiate prices? So the insurances will pay a normal price but when the government is paying it'll cost more

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[–] PigsInClover 14 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I’m allergic to Paxlovid; taking it makes my neck and head swell up to where I look like Rocky Balboa after a fight and my neck feels like a giant tree trunk.

This isn’t important, but it’s probably the first time I’ve seen an article about Paxlovid since that happened, so it’s all I could think about for a minute.

I guess I’m not surprised that this is happening with one of the few very essential drugs that isn’t in the list of medications that congress is negotiating prices down on for medicare.

Of course pharmaceutical giants use any opening, opportunity, or loophole to exploit those who are sick. Disgusting.

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[–] boatsnhos931 13 points 1 year ago

They can treat deez nuts

[–] cunning_bolt 11 points 1 year ago (6 children)

This is the nature of providers vs insurers in the negotiation war. And those without insurance are the losers of this war.

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[–] Zerlyna 10 points 1 year ago

Shocked Pikachu Face

[–] silent2k 9 points 1 year ago (15 children)

Pfizers R&D budget is 11 billion per year. That money comes from products from the market.

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