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By ditching 23 million, that reduces the burden!!
Which one of the ACA plans are you on? Has it covered your CFS treatment?
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By ditching 23 million, that reduces the burden!!
Greed & demonisation.
Pure & simple.
You reap what you sow, America.
Martin Shkreli, who attracted the nickname "Pharma Bro" and accusations of price gouging, is on trial in the US this week.
But his case has little to do with the actions that won him notoriety.
Prosecutors allege he committed fraud. They say he lied to investors and misused money to cover losses at different companies.
But the much-hated drug price rise he enacted as chief executive of Turing Pharmaceuticals was legal - and looks likely to remain that way, despite a push in the US for sweeping healthcare changes.
Washington debate
Mr Shkreli became a symbol of pharmaceutical greed in 2015 when his firm raised the price of Daraprim, a treatment for parasite infection that had been around for more than 60 years, from $13.50 a tablet to $750 (£584).
The move drew widespread criticism, including from US President Donald Trump, who called Mr Shkreli 'a spoiled brat' and said the industry was "getting away with murder".
President Trump later told Congress that a goal guiding healthcare reform should be changes to bring down the "artificially high" cost of drugs.
Alarmed at the mounting pressure, several major drug companies earlier this year pledged to limit price increases to less than 10%.
But healthcare shares rallied last week, as Senate and White House proposals for healthcare and prescription drugs came into focus without signs of a crackdown.......
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40358605
While I can list many things I don't like about many countries, including America, I also have to realize that the vast majority of human-centric things I like in the world are from the USA. Some of the biggest downsides in the USA I also see in the UK and ... Australia. The big bads tend to be global. Stupidity and greed have no bounds.Greed & demonisation.
Pure & simple.
You reap what you sow, America.
I suggest you watch 'Sicko'. America is an utter basket case, self inflictedWhile I can list many things I don't like about many countries, including America, I also have to realize that the vast majority of human-centric things I like in the world are from the USA. Some of the biggest downsides in the USA I also see in the UK and ... Australia. The big bads tend to be global. Stupidity and greed have no bounds.
The reason the USA seems to feature so prominently is because its about a quarter of the world economy, although that percentage has probably declined in the last few years, and because it has a free press (though more partisan than it used to be). Its a big obvious target. Other countries have many other problems, and many of the same problems, they are just on a smaller scale.
ill have to leave i can't afford the taxes with that
I am well aware of the pitfalls of the US medical system. The average person used to get better medical care in Cuba just a handful of years ago. Its the medical politics that is the killer, and the huge wealthy "nonprofit" hospitals and clinics, plus price gouging practices from big pharma. This has been exposed again and again.I suggest you watch 'Sicko'. America is an utter basket case, self inflicted