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A comment on Cancer Doctor Leading the Attack on Astronomical Drug Prices. Parent comment

Re:Cancer Doctor Leading the Attack on Astronomical Drug Prices by peteretep on Wednesday June 03, 2015 @03:45AM (#9651129) 

   > This is especially relevant in something like the NHS
   > where direct tradeoffs must be made
You say this like you're unaware of NICE and the guidelines they publish.
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Re:Cancer Doctor Leading the Attack on Astronomical Drug Prices by Neil44 on Wednesday June 03, 2015 @03:54AM (#9651159)
That's a whole extra discussion - the pressure they get put under by families and groups to approve very expensive and relatively ineffective drugs is immense. Meanwhile people are having to take charity collections to pay for MRI machines.
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