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“Outrageously” priced weight-loss drugs could bankrupt US health care

Prices would need to be dramatically slashed to avoid increasing the national deficit.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/outrageously-priced-weight-loss-drugs-could-bankrupt-us-health-care/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

akafester ,
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@arstechnica This seems to be a bit misleading as the 2 countries healthcare system is working in totally different ways. Also, as I understand it, in America there are more middlemen wanting a piece of the cake. The US system is corrupt and it’s not helping the population.

Runyan50 ,
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@arstechnica We need to eliminate capitalism. This will help with the greedflation brought on by Big Pharma.

samiamsam ,
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@arstechnica i know someone who works at a pharmacy and insurance companies having been refusing to pay for these drugs

the prices per month are astronomical - $1,000 - $3,500 PER MONTH

ukuku ,
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@arstechnica Novo Nordisk must be propping up the entire Danish economy.

KevinATC ,
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@arstechnica how much is the obesity epidemic costing you ? in health care, lost wages? bet you its a hell of a lot more.

peachfront ,
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prices of drugs are made up

if the drugs are needed, then either put a firm price ceiling on the drug's price & arrest any Pharma Bro who don't like it-- or else nationalize the pharmaceutical industry & make the drugs the property of the taxpayer

allowing this industry to make up extortionate prices is a crime that kills people

jmorris1974 ,
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@arstechnica serious question. Why is this needed? For type 2 you can just eat healthier and exercise, it’s what I did and I’m now considered pre-diabetic with my last A1C being 5.7.

monsoonrains ,
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@arstechnica How can US healthcare be bankrupted when they are literally squeezing every penny they can from literally anyone?

jstevenyork , (Bearbeitet )
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@arstechnica
I'm full-blown diabetic and my doctor just put me on Ozempic to bring down my recently rising A1C. Would be terrible if a tag team of greedy drug companies, Tiktokers, trendy stars, and fashionistas ruined this for people who actually need it. Not to mention maybe toppling the entire health-care system, bad as it is in the U.S.

#healthcare #drugcompanies #greed

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