Re:Hospitals Block ‘Surprise Billing’ Measure
by harimau777 on Saturday July 13, 2019 @10:40AM
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That's a reasonable conclusion. I guess then my concern would be: what guarantee is there that the US won't be one of the underfunded socialized healthcare systems. In fact, it seems almost inevitable that it would be as soon as the Republican party gained control.
Re:Hospitals Block ‘Surprise Billing’ Measure
by DanBC on Saturday July 13, 2019 @07:45AM
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See also this, which describes how US healthcare is killing people: https://www.ft.com/content/05f7fa82-a315-11e9-a282-2df48f366...
The US is already paying far more for healthcare than the UK, and that stays true even if we only consider government funding and ignore insurance. There's no reason something similar would happen in the US.
Also, that report mentions macular degeneration, and this is a problem mostly caused by terrible pharma practices.
Avastin and lucentis are very similar. Avastin is older, and is much cheaper than lucentis. They can both be used to treat AMD. The owner has licenced lucentis for use in AMD, and has chosen not to licence avantis for AMD. This means that doctors can use avastin "off label". The rights-holders decided to sue the NHS to prevent this off-label use.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30138097
https://www.hsj.co.uk/finance-and-efficiency/breaking-nhs-wi...