Re:Break Up the Insulin Racket
by dalke on Monday February 22, 2016 @06:39PM
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> Generally speaking, the US government demands most favored pricing and gets it. No way we would pay more than France.
I though the US government, except for the VA, was "not permitted to negotiate prices of drugs with the drug companies" due to Medicare Part D. (Quoting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicare_Part_D#Criticisms .) Was that prohibition removed?
If it's still there, then wouldn't that prevent the US government from demanding most favored pricing, as that would be a negotiation.
I though the US government, except for the VA, was "not permitted to negotiate prices of drugs with the drug companies" due to Medicare Part D. (Quoting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicare_Part_D#Criticisms .) Was that prohibition removed?
If it's still there, then wouldn't that prevent the US government from demanding most favored pricing, as that would be a negotiation.