It’s not just senior citizens who can’t afford high prescription drug prices. UnitedHealthcare is giving away free pill-splitters as a way to lower the cost of certain medications, the Associated Press reported. Next, the insurance company will start importing drugs from Canada.
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That about sums it doesn’t it? With the insurance industry being the 2nd largest industry in the country (behind religion) the Bush administration’s FDA might find itself in one heck of a dilemma! Insurance lobby money, drug company lobby money or door c – do what’s right ?
My question about all this talk about prescription drug prices is; why are so many people seem to be so sick, unbalanced, or irregular to the point that just about the entire population is popping a steady daily dose of prescription drug of some kind. I understand people need them, but it is spooky to see everybody on drugs from little children, teenagers, adults, to seniors.
I assume that prescription drug prices are high because of demand. Everybody talks about cheap drug prices in Canada, but they are only 1/10th of the population of the USA. The higher the demand, the higher the price, it makes economic sense to me.
It would make economic sense to you until you had to chose between eating or buying medicine.
I hear that talking point all the time Dan, but I don’t worry about that because I will never be in that predicament. I’m sorry that other people are.
Neither will I. But I can remember in 1963 when my dad had a stroke, which the Lipitor I now take might very well prevent, my parents had a hard time buying medicine. The question for me is, do I want to support a party that wants to help people like my folks who were just poor working people who always tried to do right, or do I support a party who is against regulation of a drug company who would sell Lipitor to poor americans for 10 times what it sells to the canadians for?
I know the Republicans are more inclined to help the poor and the seniors with prescription drugs, but I’m not going to rely on any political party. Just rely on myself.
I think you are little confused if you think it’s the republicans who believe in spending tax money to help the poor.
Yes, Joe seems to know of a different Republican party than I do . . .
Then again, which prescription drugs does REpublican Party promote? Potassium Cyanide?
As a home health nurse, I know many people who sometimes have to choose between eating and buying prescription meds. Never say never, Joe.