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Stephanie Hobbs's avatar

My co-pay for Trulicity went from $47 to $171, the retail only went up $100. Hecka of a job, tRump.

tegrat's avatar

60 to 70% of our healthcare is already funded by taxes, half of the rest by employers (in the form of foregone wages for employees) and the other half of the rest directly out-of-pocket. In every country, including outs and even those evil socialist ones, all healthcare is essentially coming from funds out of our pockets, this is the simple truth no matter how you try to paint it otherwise.

dental floss tycoon's avatar

are we paying less for fentanyl, oxy, ivermectin, ecstasy, alcohol, caffeine, & nicotine ? … you know the important stuff …

Linoleum von Curmudgeon, Esq.'s avatar

It won't be long before the standard crew of any ambulance will include an AI driver, two actual human medical technicians and an insurance specialist who can answer questions about which ERs are in your network and which are not.

Linoleum von Curmudgeon, Esq.'s avatar

the ED drugs will never experience a deflation in price. The demand for them is considered economically inflexible. There is also the problem of them being hoarded at the retirement communities in Florida which limits supply. Finally the coming recession will drive the price ahead of gold.

My advice to investors is to buy futures of Indian and Malaysian generics.

Ellie still in the mix in 26's avatar

I'm shocked! Shocked that the Chosen One, sent by Jesus to go on a Crusade against all the Bad Guys on the planet, and Only He Can Save Us, would be accused of LYING about such a thing. I fully expect my drug store to pay ME for my next prescriptions, thanks to him!

Enter Ranting's avatar

He reduced drug prices by 1500, 7000, 25000 percent, and some are saying even higher.

Linoleum von Curmudgeon, Esq.'s avatar

Bleeding out on the street while the ambulance crew quotes me the cost of the various ERs that they can take me to does sound bad. But knowing me as I do I am also going to ask which ones are in network.With luck I might get to the one 50 miles away before I just fade away.

Virgin Monk Boy's avatar

Oh wow… Americans don’t actually have the lowest drug prices in the world?

So the plan was: make a website, list a few random drugs, ignore the ones people actually use, and then call it “the best deal on Earth.”

Meanwhile Germany just walks into a pharmacy, shrugs, and pays less… without needing a promo code or a presidential press release.

At this point “TrumpRx” sounds less like healthcare reform and more like a coupon site that expires the moment you need it.

I Stedman's avatar

Not quite. You're bleeding out on the sidewalk while calmly considering your options in ambulance companies, too. "Hmm, this one says it'll take ten minutes longer to get here, but is quite a bit cheaper..."

Blair Lehman's avatar

>>The problem, of course, is that it is a deeply stupid way to do...>>

Covers everything in the Trump admin.

John Strycharz's avatar

It takes more than a catastrophic war of choice, a buckling economy, rampant inflation, out-of-control corruption, etc. to distract RethugliKlans from the really important work of gub'ment:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republicans-bill-stop-pollution-drinking-water-fetal-remains-abortion_n_69bc3b14e4b0bb6debb81953?origin=home-latest-news-unit

Lucidamente's avatar

You know what would really bring the cost down for everyone? Make health insurance for those who don’t have Medicare or Medicaid affordable, which was the whole point of the (ahem) Affordable Care Act, ffs.

gallbladder's avatar

But...that would be socialist! Can't have that.

Enter Ranting's avatar

A Mr. Mamdani on line two…

zuludaddy (seam & key)'s avatar

okayyyyy okay!

finally yrrr

smoking lamp is lit!

[NB <24 hrs until Hooper shows again!]

Hank Napkin's avatar

BECAUSE EVERYONE WOULD HAVE TOLD SHAMBLES "NO"

The decision to launch this war was Trump’s alone—undertaken without meaningful consultation with Congress, without bringing the American people along, and without the coordination with allies...

Hank Napkin's avatar

1500%! 2000%!! 4000%!!!

Ukraine/Haitian's avatar

can the senate filibuster the supplemental spending bill?

Teen Laqueefa's avatar

Christopher Webb

‪@cwebbonline.com

They know Trump is incompetent and they have their own economies to think about.

🚨 Europe and Japan are securing supply lines. The Trump administration is busy securing talking points.

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Hank Napkin's avatar

Adults. How do they work?