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Re:TV doctors say annual checkups save lives. Real doctors c... by shjake on Sunday May 28, 2023 @07:59AM (#36103265)
> pharmaceutical companies

But it’s hospitals/labs which are as bad or much worse in this regard. “Greedy” pharmaceutical companies are just a boogeyman, insurance companies, hospital admin and doctors are just fine with charging “random”/arbitrary fees based on clients perceived ability to pay and not in anyway related to actual costs.

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Re:TV doctors say annual checkups save lives. Real doctors c... by hellotomyrars on Sunday May 28, 2023 @12:17PM (#36105384)
It’s both. Pharmaceuticals companies are not an innocent bystander. Everyone is happy to get this big piece of the pie, including drug companies.
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Re:TV doctors say annual checkups save lives. Real doctors c... by shjake on Sunday May 28, 2023 @04:11PM (#36107310)
Of course not. It just seems that they might actually be the most transparent segment of this entire system which makes more visible.

And well… from the society’s perspective high/very-high prices for new drugs for a decade or so (20 years seems too long though) might be a good deal if it results in very high investment into R&D.

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