found the worst drug pricing take of the decade. roll up the carpet, shows over https://ari.aynrand.org/blog/2013/05/08/dont-drug-companies-have-rights …pic.twitter.com/OsJIRMIk2b
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So you’re saying it’s a logical fallacy? False Equivalence? That’s fine. But you can’t say something is the worst drug take of the decade without being willing to “go deep into drug pricing”. The surgery analogy works fine. Should we pay surgeons “whatever we think is fair?”
lets go mildy deep into drug pricing then: 1. you don't chose to buy them, nor have pricing transparency. There are no markets. 2. They are monopolies by design 3. surrogates make purchasing decisions, its entirely abstracted 4. pbms lead to mark up look i love free markets...
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but drugs are not the place for them. Suggested reading: https://www.amazon.com/American-Sickness-Healthcare-Became-Business/dp/1594206759 … https://www.amazon.com/Catastrophic-Care-Everything-Think-Health/dp/034580273X …
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Mate I doubt you’ve read those books. Drug pricing is a minuscule piece of the puzzle that is often driven up by “intermediaries” called PBMs. Aka, insurance is the problem. Did you even bother to skim through the first few chapters? Haha
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How is this different from going to a hospital and getting surgery? I just want to know why a pill is different from a procedure, or if you’re just saying that any life-saving service should have its price dictated by the government.
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1. branded, generics, biosims. 2. All patented inventions are monopolies by design. That’s the point. Are you anti-patent? 3. Thanks to surrogates, your copay is $5 4. We don’t disagree. PBMs lead to confusing and high costs. U don’t talk like some1 who likes free markets
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