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Investigative Journalist @FullMeasureNews *Note* RTs not=endorsement; RTs may be interesting, silly, wrong, outrageous. Question authority. Think for yourself.

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    1. Sharyl Attkisson‏Verified account @SharylAttkisson Aug 11

      Sharyl Attkisson Retweeted Bernie Sanders

      I share the concern but your friends and family are already paying--just through a middleman who takes a big cut. Isn't the real problem the overinflated costs of medicine/care (enabled by our govt "negotiations")-- not how the overinflated costs are spread out?https://twitter.com/SenSanders/status/1027212917463310336 …

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      Bernie SandersVerified account @SenSanders
      "There are so many medical GoFundMe pages at this point that I can't imagine if pre-existing condition protections got repealed. We'd all be asking our family and friends for money." —Sarah Rentz, 32 year old breast cancer survivor. pic.twitter.com/Pr44M18sJl
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    2. Captain CHODE‏ @ChodeCaptain Aug 11
      Replying to @SharylAttkisson

      Aren't the overinflated costs more due to private insurance and hospitals colluding? Ohj got an EOB from my private insurance once and was thrilled that I didn't pay $12 for a single ibuprofen. But my insurance did. Is that ultra- inflated cost due to the govt?

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      Sharyl Attkisson‏Verified account @SharylAttkisson Aug 11
      Replying to @ChodeCaptain

      It's my understanding (maybe an oversimplification) that the high prices are possible because government-negotiated prices under Medicare set the market price for everyone else. And govt. gets lobbied by and agrees to generously pay LOTS our tax $ for these things.

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        2. Captain CHODE‏ @ChodeCaptain Aug 11
          Replying to @SharylAttkisson

          So private, for-profit insurance companies lobby the government to set the prices. So we either have to shut down the lobbying or get politicians that refuse to sell out to them, correct?

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        3. Captain CHODE‏ @ChodeCaptain Aug 11
          Replying to @ChodeCaptain @SharylAttkisson

          watch you every Sun, btw. & thanks for interacting with your fans!

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        4. Steve Cox‏Verified account @RealSteveCox Aug 11
          Replying to @ChodeCaptain @SharylAttkisson

          Let me jump in: From an economics perspective, the market sets prices. Government sets maximum prices (too high) but the prices could be lower. A true “free market” means *we* (the “market”) are free to enter or leave the marketplace (the sellers) at will. 1/

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        5. Steve Cox‏Verified account @RealSteveCox Aug 11
          Replying to @RealSteveCox @ChodeCaptain @SharylAttkisson

          TVs are a good example of a free market not just because there’s competition, but because we can say “no” to *all* TVs. “No” is necessary for any true free market, not just competition. If you’re sick, or injured, you can’t really say “no”. You’re a captive market. 2/

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        6. Steve Cox‏Verified account @RealSteveCox Aug 11
          Replying to @RealSteveCox @ChodeCaptain @SharylAttkisson

          Medical care, including medicine, is a necessity at the point you become sick or injured. Anything that is a necessity cannot possibly be a “free market” because, like all true necessities, you can’t say no. And captive markets lead to higher costs for lower quality. 3/

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        7. Steve Cox‏Verified account @RealSteveCox Aug 11
          Replying to @RealSteveCox @ChodeCaptain @SharylAttkisson

          If you have leukemia and the hospitals say “that’ll be $800,000 or you die” you have no real choice but to find a way to pay. That’s not “good business” it’s theft. No different than being robbed at gunpoint at the ATM. “Give us your money or you die” is robbery. 4/

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        8. Steve Cox‏Verified account @RealSteveCox Aug 11
          Replying to @RealSteveCox @ChodeCaptain @SharylAttkisson

          And that’s ultimately why medicine costs so much here. It’s not because of the prices set by the government (although a better job there could help fix the problem), it’s because this is what *always* happens with captive markets. 5/5

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        9. Captain CHODE‏ @ChodeCaptain Aug 11
          Replying to @RealSteveCox @SharylAttkisson

          So a completely government run healthcare system is really the only solution, in terms of protecting a captivated consumer from paying $12 for a single Advil?

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        1. Mercy Be‏ @uwantson Aug 11
          Replying to @SharylAttkisson @ChodeCaptain

          Sons neighbor diagnosed w/ liver cancer. Had some treatment , not much progress.Went 2 a couple of specialists at a couple of hospitals who could said no more could be done.Houston MD Anderson was recommended .They went & were told the meds alone would be over 1 million $$$$$$$.

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        1. Brave New World‏ @no_parallel Aug 11
          Replying to @SharylAttkisson @ChodeCaptain

          Hi hillbilly! I read an article on American Thinker by someone about how insurance companies can only make so much profit (% wise) on bills so they allow inflated prices to make more money. I'll look for the article.

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