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      02-08-2018, 06:08 PM   #66
Ali Shiralian
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Originally Posted by Maynard View Post
Not to jump into the fray late, but if all those drugs and devices are developed in the USA (and with TAX MONEY - not much really comes from the industry itself beyond initial bench testing) then why are we the ones that get shafted with extortionistic pricing? Oh yeah, those lobbyists that somehow do such good.

And there is a large amount of drug and device testing done in Europe and what is known as the 'third world' - much of it unknown to us because of (wait for it) - those lobbyists who keep up protectionistic legal standards that make it hard to bring euro drugs/devices in.

Also, totally naïve to say nobody is denied life saving Tx here in the states. There are many many procedures, meds, and devices that are not approved by Medicaid/medicare, so they are off limits for the 'poor' (which now includes lots of people paying for economy health care plans). And if you think it is hard to find a specialist or surgeon in Canada, try finding one in the US who will take straight Medicaid (they are there, just booked up into 2019 already).
I think it's ok to believe in something as long as you do the proper research and sure that you're correct about it. I feel most people on here are set on their ways and no matter what they see to the contrary they're just too stubborn to see the other side. Justification of the self beliefs seems to be more important than the truth.

I'll bf having a glass of cognac tonight to forget what's going on in this world.

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