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Re:Dutch join backlash at expensive drugs by making their own by JKCalhoun on Saturday March 09, 2019 @12:43PM (#19347353)
> This is great for CF because it’s mostly the insurance companies (and therefore healthy people) who are bearing the costs of the treatment.

Don't we all bear the cost of treatment in the form of higher insurance costs because insurance companies are paying exorbitant prices on drugs (among other things)?

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Re:Dutch join backlash at expensive drugs by making their own by dodobirdlord on Saturday March 09, 2019 @03:22PM (#19348250)
Sure, that's how insurance works. The crux of the issue is whether the prices are actually "exorbitant" or whether that's just political spin. I happen to think it's just political spin.
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