Also, there are cheaper generic drugs that are available. Many people take generic drugs to save money. In several years, the patent for Abilify will expire, and its generic version will be available too.
Keep in mind also that most Conservatives do believe in assistance for children with debilitating diseases who simply cannot afford help on their own.
It’s the folks who CAN help themselves we don’t want freeloading, thank you very much......
Rick is right on the market, but he’s not very quick on his feet sometimes. This is going to come-off worse than he intended.
That’s right, all the drugs that people were “dying for” at the time of Clinton care in ‘96, had to eat dog food so they could buy them, etc., re now generic and $4/ month at Wal-mart and a lot of other pharmacies. Plus , Abilify even on paper, at $1m/year, is an outrageous lie.
Some drug companies have patient assistance programs, as well.
Not only that, but as the drug companies pay off the investments into making their drugs, the price drops.
It is in the best interest of the drug companies to have 10 people taking a drug, at $150 000, than to have 1 person taking it at $1,000,000.
Its better to have 100 people taking a drug at $20,000 a piece than 10 at $150,000 a piece.
Its better to have 1000 people taking a drug at $3,000 a piece than to have 100 people taking it at $20,000 a piece.
And so on.