Re:New cancer drug kinder than chemotherapy
by ben_w on Thursday January 18, 2024 @03:54PM
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I'm sure some (many) make that kind of mistake, so it is worth pointing out.
But also:
> and that the high prices mentioned by US folk is due to the unusual healthcare situation there.
Are they wrong? I keep hearing that the US government spends more per person on healthcare than the UK government, even though the US also has mostly private insurance on top of that and the UK mostly doesn't?
Re:New cancer drug kinder than chemotherapy
by teamonkey on Thursday January 18, 2024 @04:14PM
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Not wrong at all.
The NHS probably does barter discounts. But consider that a discount of 50% off $150k/yr would be incredible, yet still be a vast amount of money for a single treatment.
But also:
> and that the high prices mentioned by US folk is due to the unusual healthcare situation there.
Are they wrong? I keep hearing that the US government spends more per person on healthcare than the UK government, even though the US also has mostly private insurance on top of that and the UK mostly doesn't?