$1,000 Pill For Hepatitis C Spurs Debate Over Drug Prices

[tmonster]

something needs to spur a debate and change, it's unsustainable.

sociopaths and sociopathic culture/behavior rarely is

 

[DEAD7]

Since you guys all see to be in agreement (in opposition to me), how do you guys think the price of goods and/or services should be determined?

 

[Yapdatfool]

Don't worry, in 20 years it will become a generic drug and be dirt cheap. I hope.

 

[DEAD7]

Eh... He's funny cause he throws around the word "liberal" a lot like it has meaning outside of "some nameless faceless group of people that I don't agree with"

I agree, and will make an effort to move away from the term.

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

how about we stop shaming hep c victims and start accepting them for their hep ways, then they won't have to get loans for treatment

 

[Iamnoone]

R&D ain't free brehs.

Of course not, it takes lots of DONATIONS from the public. These research firms like to play dumb:cbf:

 

[MidwestD]

Since you guys all see to be in agreement (in opposition to me), how do you guys think the price of goods and/or services should be determined?

so you're not even willing to admit this is price gouging?

 

[DEAD7]

so you're not even willing to admit this is price gouging?

If you're asking me whether I consider this gouging at face value... my answer is no.
I'd first need to see the production cost, and logistics involved in getting this drug to the market...

Dumb huh?

 

[MidwestD]

If you're asking me whether I consider this gouging at face value... my answer is no.
I'd first need to see the production cost, and logistics involved in getting this drug to the market...

Dumb huh?

well, there's a good chance they'll just cook the books and inflate those production costs in an asinine attempt to justify this price per pill.

you're free to do the research that shows this has happened many times in the past w. other drugs.

regardless of that it's wrong from a MORAL standpoint to offer a cure only the rich can gain access to.

@Broletariat can u drop the Dead7 cape smiley in here?

 

[DEAD7]

well, there's a good chance they'll just cook the books and inflate those production costs in an asinine attempt to justify this price per pill.

you're free to do the research that shows this has happened many times in the past w. other drugs.

regardless of that it's wrong from a MORAL standpoint to offer a cure only the rich can gain access to.

@Broletariat can u drop the Dead7 cape smiley in here?

So you're willingly to declare the price outrageous and unjustified without any evidence... fair enough. Seems like a reasonable approach.