WhenFalconsWin 27,615 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 1 hour ago, lostone said: Honestly, let's go back to the old ways. Unless you guys want to remove the "freedom" of pricing or to deregulate drugs coming to our market so they don't need a lot of trials, then we might as well go back to bankrupting people if they don't have care. Maybe hospitals could turn away people who can't afford the care. That would save money! Have you guys seen the seen the side effects on these drugs on TV?! No one is saying going to the old ways is right, nor is the current law affordable or right either. We should've worked out this problem in a bipartisan way instead of putting a few rino's on a committee just for show. I hope this new plan has major input from both sides. No one should go bankrupt from medical care nor should they lose a plan due to catastrophic illness or not be able to get a plan due to preexisting conditions. Also, drugs need to be rendered from a competitive market even if that means importing them to lower costs. Competition in the open market is going to be part of the solution. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lostone 18,286 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Competitive open market? If I come up with a new life saving drug, I have that patent for a long time. Where will there open market play here? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WhenFalconsWin 27,615 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 17 hours ago, lostone said: Competitive open market? If I come up with a new life saving drug, I have that patent for a long time. Where will there open market play here? You've heard of generics, right? They come about because the patents expire. There is your open market. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leon Troutsky 26,792 Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 On 1/13/2017 at 4:51 PM, Leon Troutsky said: Here's a question that maybe somebody can answer. Republicans passed over 60 bills to repeal Obamacare. Obviously Obama wouldn't sign those bills, but now they have a president who will sign it. Why can't they just take any one of those 60 bills that passed both chambers of Congress and put that on the president's desk? They already wrote those bills and all of them can get passed in Congress easily (they were passed over 60 times already), so why are they still muddling around with this repeal effort? I don't understand that. Nobody can explain this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lostone 18,286 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 1 hour ago, WhenFalconsWin said: You've heard of generics, right? They come about because the patents expire. There is your open market. Sounds great until you realize that pharmaceutical have a 20 year patent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
capologist 13,665 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 3 hours ago, Leon Troutsky said: Nobody can explain this? My hope would be they are more concerned with getting it right than just getting it done but without direct access to Congress who knows... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WhenFalconsWin 27,615 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 2 hours ago, lostone said: Sounds great until you realize that pharmaceutical have a 20 year patent. That's half the story. It usually takes 8-10 years after the drug is invented to get the drug approved by the FDA for commercial use. In general that means around a 10 year life before the drug can be copied with generics. In the scheme of things that is not a very long time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lostone 18,286 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 9 minutes ago, WhenFalconsWin said: That's half the story. It usually takes 8-10 years after the drug is invented to get the drug approved by the FDA for commercial use. In general that means around a 10 year life before the drug can be copied with generics. In the scheme of things that is not a very long time. And don't we want that kind of scrutiny? Also it's not like the name brands aren't constantly changing to try and make a new drug that has another 20 year patent. Then pharma is giving kick backs to doctors for prescribing their drugs. Drugs are one part, treatment and procedures are another, personal fitness and person eating habits. Honestly based on BMI and some measure of fat content, along with blood pressure and other measures. That would determine your cost. Then ensure that the areas have good food options and an objective measure of food deserts (like further than 10 or so miles from a grocery store or something). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WhenFalconsWin 27,615 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, lostone said: And don't we want that kind of scrutiny? Also it's not like the name brands aren't constantly changing to try and make a new drug that has another 20 year patent. Then pharma is giving kick backs to doctors for prescribing their drugs. Drugs are one part, treatment and procedures are another, personal fitness and person eating habits. Honestly based on BMI and some measure of fat content, along with blood pressure and other measures. That would determine your cost. Then ensure that the areas have good food options and an objective measure of food deserts (like further than 10 or so miles from a grocery store or something). Yes, we want some scrutiny. Sometimes we have too much though. We have life saving drugs that do not hit the market fast enough imo. Prices go where the market goes. When the country went on a health food kick (whenever that was say 25 years ago) the prices of fruits, nuts,and vegetables sky rocketed. That's because there was a new mmarket for it. Heck, when I was a kid they practically gave those type of foods away for nothing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lostone 18,286 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 19 minutes ago, WhenFalconsWin said: Yes, we want some scrutiny. Sometimes we have too much though. We have life saving drugs that do not hit the market fast enough imo. Prices go where the market goes. When the country went on a health food kick (whenever that was say 25 years ago) the prices of fruits, nuts,and vegetables sky rocketed. That's because there was a new mmarket for it. Heck, when I was a kid they practically gave those type of foods away for nothing. Have you seen the side effects of these drugs on TV? They take up a 2 minute timeslot and 90seconds of it is talking about the side effects. Epipen, for instance, was about to lose its patent, so it raised the price and made it extremely expensive. I personally feel that open market solutions arent always the answer. It should be part gov part private. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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lostone 18,286 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 2 minutes ago, Billy Ocean said: what in the world? What possible reason could they have outside of not going through the same scrutiny our drugs go through... I thought Europe's was better anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
capologist 13,665 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 5 minutes ago, lostone said: what in the world? What possible reason could they have outside of not going through the same scrutiny our drugs go through... I thought Europe's was better anyway. Big Pharma lining those pockets... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Hoopah! 82,615 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Just now, capologist said: Big Pharma lining those pockets... Came here to post the same thing. Industry doesn't discriminate between R or D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lostone 18,286 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 4 minutes ago, capologist said: Big Pharma lining those pockets... This is sickening. What is the excuse?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Billy Ocean 33,314 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 The measure introduced by Bernie Sanders to buy cheaper meds from Canada would have passed without Democratic defections. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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capologist 13,665 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 43 minutes ago, lostone said: This is sickening. What is the excuse?! Lobbyists paying the bucks to keep the business here for a bigger profit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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lostone 18,286 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 12 minutes ago, capologist said: I wonder what the realtor one is getting them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
capologist 13,665 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 7 minutes ago, lostone said: I wonder what the realtor one is getting them? That's how the mortgage interest deduction got in the tax code originally (to encourage people to get mortgages). What they are going for now, good question but usually, you can watch the money and tie it to legislation. opensecrets.org is a very good tracking site for lobbying money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lostone 18,286 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Just now, capologist said: That's how the mortgage interest deduction got in the tax code originally (to encourage people to get mortgages). What they are going for now, good question but usually, you can watch the money and tie it to legislation. opensecrets.org is a very good tracking site for lobbying money. Oh, I know about that site. Just trying to figure out what the realtor lobby is trying to get out of all of that spending Quote Link to post Share on other sites
capologist 13,665 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 3 minutes ago, lostone said: Oh, I know about that site. Just trying to figure out what the realtor lobby is trying to get out of all of that spending If I were to wager a guess, it would be to try to get lending standards loosened again so it's easier for them to sell houses whether the people are really qualified or not... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lostone 18,286 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Just now, capologist said: If I were to wager a guess, it would be to try to get lending standards loosened again so it's easier for them to sell houses whether the people are really qualified or not... Oh no, that is a pretty good guess... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
capologist 13,665 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 1 minute ago, lostone said: Oh no, that is a pretty good guess... That's really the main reason I became a Libertarian, saw too many on both sides playing games for money instead of doing what's right. The article link in that tweet Billy posted gives a lot of good info on why it go voted down. Such a shame that they play games with our lives just to line their pockets... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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