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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

That's the big joke, really. The Pharmaceutical industry has enough money to buy legislation, to keep their prices high.

But if they'd just stop spending all that money lobbying, they'd profit AND be able to keep their prices down, at the same time.

Also, I am against medicare being able to negotiate prices. The lower the price to medicare recipients, the higher the price for everyone else. MOST Americans don't qualify for Medicare, because MOST Americans are under 65 years of age.

The prices for drugs are through the roof in all sectors, people are rationing their meds, not taking as many, or taking lower doses than their doctor says they need, just to make their prescription last until they can afford a refill.

This phenomenon isn't exclusive to senior citizens. But if seniors get a break on the price, you can BET those Rx companies will make up that loss by raising the prices to everyone else.

What we need to do is - yup - that really bad evil horrible concept - socialized medicine. Which is what Medicare is anyway, but the word creates a knee-jerk reaction and trigger to some folks I guess.

The COUNTRY needs to negotiate prices with the pharmaceutical companies. The COUNTRY needs to mandate that insurance companies allow their insured members to get their meds from Canada, Mexico, and India (where many of their generics are manufactured). This needs to be done on a national level, not just from one company to another, or one segment of the population to another.

I agree ! The Wrong people are making all the money in this world right now. It's not the people devoting their lives to developing cures or even the doctors working 80 hours a week. Greed is such a powerful force. I digress. One solution at a time?