” the current system of kickbacks to middlemen would be replaced with transparent, up-front discounts, delivered directly to patients.”
Way to make it happen..... GO President TRUMP!
rebates? tax payer monies? that’s not cheaper prices it’s just subsidized by Unc Sam.
If you don’t have prescription insurance and get a coupon at goodrx.com for a steep discount on drugs and it will also tell you what store in your area has the lowest prices. If anayone with a a smart phone can get the discount, why have the higher price in the first place?
I’ve long advocated for health care hospitals and clinics and labs to put their pricing online. Recently I had an MRI done and the lab REFUSED to give me the cash price which was lower than what they charged my insurance even the insurance didn’t cover it. So I have been paying them $25 a month.
Get the federal government completely out of healthcare. The market will always solve everything and brings the best deal to everywhere.
The co-pay for a month's worth of the mixture is around $2.00.
The co-pay for a substitute for the single missing component was ~$140.00!
...and you still had to buy the other component for ~$2.00...
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Fortunately, the shortage seems to be being resolved -- after "only" three expensive and inconvenient months. But, you still have to search for a pharmacy that has a supply of the mixture...
There is zero excuse for a drug that does half the job of a ~$2.00 one to cost ~$140.00 (Co-pay)!
Looks like opportunistic robbery, to me.
The tax write offs in the medical system are huge. Charge $2,000, get $500 from the insurance company and write of the rest.