Re:Mark Cuban is tackling out-of-control drug prices
by cudgy on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @08:05PM
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If it’s cheaper, why does it have to be a radical alternative? The healthcare system is so screwed up that simple solutions / “low hanging fruit” are available to be implemented. For example, allowing government prescription purchases to be negotiated, which a rational person would deem basic, but it is presented as a draconian act against insurance companies to allow it.
Re:Mark Cuban is tackling out-of-control drug prices
by bumby on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @08:36PM
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It doesn’t have to be radical to be useful. I think what Cuban is proposing is useful. It’s just not radically better than other options that already exist, so from that perspective calling it unique or novel or radical is mainly marketing hype.
Just out of curiosity, I looked at some of the costs for the most prescribed meds. All seemed to within the same price range. Personally, I liked the GoodRx UI better.
Not that what Cuban is doing is "bad" but I don't know that it needs to be characterized as some radical new alternative. That seems more like marketing hype to me but it does a good job of raising awareness.