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Re:Why conventional wisdom on health care is wrong (a primer... by ElevenLathe on Friday October 18, 2024 @04:57PM (#41883431)
That's right, which is why basic healthcare (including production of normal, well-characterized, non-experimental drugs) should be taken out of the price system altogether and run directly by the government.
Re:Why conventional wisdom on health care is wrong (a primer... by AnthonyMouse on Friday October 18, 2024 @06:20PM (#41884012)
Normal off-patent drugs are already pretty cheap. You can get a bottle of ibuprofen for like $5. Drugs still under patent are, of course, expensive on purpose.