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Ynituni t1_jcso4mu wrote

MAgA definitely won’t like this.

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LtRecore t1_jcstwrp wrote

I live in California and use suboxone i. e. nalaxone for chronic back pain from a motocross crash resulting in paraplegia. I fight every month for my prescription, it’s a fucking nightmare just to survive. Maybe this will help?

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supergoji18 t1_jctbkvh wrote

Replying to LtRecore (#2,268,972)

Suboxone is a combination of Buprenorphine and Naloxone. From the article it looks like they're only working on manufacturing the Naloxone nasal spray used for emergency treatment of opioid overdoses.

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Jdsv6501992 t1_jctgqti wrote

Replying to LtRecore (#2,268,972)

Look into quick md, it's been the best experience possible with suboxone, no hassle short phone calls and full one month prescriptions from the start none other than the first prescription being only 2 weeks.

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whackwarrens t1_jctiug4 wrote

Replying to Expensive_Food (#2,269,995)

Those executive orders only ordered the HHS to make recommendations to Congress...

See the part with the Inflation Reduction Act passed by Congress? Laws are necessary for powers and that's where the budget and enforcement powers are.

The POTUS doesn't have the power to just dictate drug prices whenever they want on their own. It's not rocket science how the US government works.

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Ethereal42 t1_jctloy8 wrote

Crazy how you can behave in such a socialist manner in a capitalist system when it suits you but still refuse to see the obvious benefits of doing this system wide.

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zombiifissh t1_jctp2uh wrote

Replying to Expensive_Food (#2,270,317)

"You do know that tRumP signed an executive order to reduce insulin prices

And biden then froze that right...."

That's your claim, right? I didn't see you post any sources for it, but others have posted sources to counter your statement here. It would take ten seconds to prove apparently, so why didn't you prove it

The burden of proof is on the claimant, friend

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_Face t1_jctq3xh wrote

> A 10-milliliter vial of insulin will be available for no more than $30, pending approval by the US Food and Drug Administration, says the release.

So every time I read these articles I always wonder the same thing. Is this cost to the end user, or to the insurance companies? Like is the insurance company still paying $100 and my copay is only $30?

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Pharmd109 t1_jctqlrp wrote

This is how you do it, become the manufacturer.

When Lilly just recently reduced the price of their insulin, they just jacked up the prices of their entire portfolio to make up the difference. The drug companies are not benevolent. They are publicly held companies with shareholders. They will deliver the same quarter over quarter earnings.

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lordlossxp t1_jctsbmx wrote

Its because mark cuban is working on doing a cost plus drugs version lf it. These shitty companies realize they need to change the price or sell to nothing but emergency services once he gets it going. Fucking thieves

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Zanothis t1_jcttxu5 wrote

Replying to Expensive_Food (#2,269,995)

From the link you provided: >On August 16, 2022, I signed Public Law 117-169, commonly referred to as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which will lower the cost of prescription drugs and save millions of Americans hundreds or thousands of dollars per year. The IRA will protect Medicare beneficiaries from catastrophic drug costs by phasing in a cap for out-of-pocket costs at the pharmacy and establishing a $35 monthly cap per prescription for insulin covered by a Medicare prescription drug plan and insulin delivered through traditional pumps.

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wranglingmonkies t1_jctu3d3 wrote

I know it's not quite the same but I just paid $135 for Prozone (cat insulin) I hope this helps with that cost too. I love my little buddy.

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Zanothis t1_jcu2aeq wrote

Replying to alexmbrennan (#2,270,408)

In theory. But the invisible hand of the free market seems to be imaginary rather than invisible.

In reality, the insurance companies will all just pocket the difference. They'll then use their increased profits to pay out higher dividends or to finance a stock buyback. If it's a privately owned company, the profits will be distributed to an even smaller number of people.

But despite disagreement over the consequences, we do at least agree that it doesn't matter whether California is going to be lowering the cost for insurers.

And I'm always happy to be proven wrong about things that I'm pessimistic about. If you have strong evidence that there's a large health insurance provider that will cut premiums across the entire country from cost savings I genuinely want to see it.

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Lorentari t1_jcu8d4f wrote

This is good, but it will still be 2x the price of the next most expensive country in the world

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DamonFields t1_jcus39g wrote

California needs to begin charting its own course. Why should we be bend our knee to the right wing lunacy of republican royalty?

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SilverNicktail t1_jcuyuo9 wrote

Replying to Expensive_Food (#2,269,860)

You do know that Biden put it on hold while it was reviewed, and instead the Democrats put their own version through that covered more people, right? Trump's version only covered his voting base.

It was frozen so they could assess costs and impact, and then they redid it better.

For some reason, Trump supporters always overlook that part.

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King-Owl-House t1_jcwcrmj wrote

You know how much insurance companies taking from every spent on health care dollar: 20 cents, government doing the same for 3 cents with Medicare.

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