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Re:Hospital prices are about to go public in the U.S. by mikestew on Thursday December 27, 2018 @09:58AM (#18769746)
The U. S. is the last place drug companies can get away with it, is what the agenda is. Americans are suckers for a good capitalist argument. “U. S. customers pay more because they have to subsidize those filthy socialists.” Imma gonna have to call bullshit. You’re telling me you sell to NZ at a loss because...New Zealand tanks will roll up to your doorstep if you don’t? Does New Zealand even own a tank? No, you sell to NZ because you somehow figured out how to profit from doing so.

But as we see above, plenty are willing to carry the water of the poor, downtrodden drug companies.

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Re:Hospital prices are about to go public in the U.S. by AmericanChopper on Sunday December 30, 2018 @07:10AM (#18788758)
>No, you sell to NZ because you somehow figured out how to profit from doing so.

The incremental cost of selling drugs you’ve already developed is quite low, so of course they can still profit from them in less profitable markets. But it’s the US that’s paying for them to be developed. This isn’t even up for debate, R&D in the US dwarfs everywhere else.

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