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DURec leftstreet Dec 2012 #1
thanks for the charts, Princess Spice! Agony Dec 2012 #2
oh sure xchrom Dec 2012 #7
Wait.. I was asking for more details on the Healthcare Cost charts... Agony Dec 2012 #8
Notice that many countries are in a band right through the 8-12% region. geckosfeet Dec 2012 #3
We pay double because drug companies lobbied congress for a rule that says Mr. Blue Sky Dec 2012 #63
Notice also that the other outlier country, Switzerland kenny blankenship Dec 2012 #85
Because our lax regulatory laws Aerows Dec 2012 #4
Actually, no you don't subsidize the rest of the world. PDJane Dec 2012 #22
Congress instructed the CMS to never reimburse drug costs more than the average price Mr. Blue Sky Dec 2012 #62
Welcome to DU! hrmjustin Dec 2012 #66
Truth TrueBlueinCO Dec 2012 #44
FYI- many countries do research wilt the stilt Dec 2012 #46
And the US is defending Europe from whom? n/t MrModerate Dec 2012 #61
The US military protects a peaceful world TrueBlueinCO Dec 2012 #67
It doesn't hurt that most other countries do not have a for-profit middle man dflprincess Dec 2012 #69
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Mr. Paul Wolfowitz Occulus Dec 2012 #96
I'm going to point this out to my "representative" who keeps blathering on Agony Dec 2012 #5
What is this thing you call... 99Forever Dec 2012 #6
Our high drug prices... SHRED Dec 2012 #9
Our high drug prices subsidize plutocrats. nt SunSeeker Dec 2012 #11
Thank-you. robinlynne Dec 2012 #53
How do our high prices subsidize other countries lower prices? groundloop Dec 2012 #14
Congress instructed the CMS to never reimburse drug costs more than the average price Mr. Blue Sky Dec 2012 #65
Our high drug prices are because drug companies lobbied congress for a rule that says Mr. Blue Sky Dec 2012 #64
America, the Patsy KansDem Dec 2012 #10
Naaah. $90 for an aspirin in the ER is the American way because.....freedom. SunSeeker Dec 2012 #13
if all you need is an aspirin magical thyme Dec 2012 #26
Exactly. They belong at the doctor's office. Ilsa Dec 2012 #35
depends on the symptoms...if it appears systemic magical thyme Dec 2012 #52
Wow.... Hope that I never have blood drawn blueamy66 Dec 2012 #86
I was very nice to him magical thyme Dec 2012 #89
Good that u are getting out of the field blueamy66 Dec 2012 #92
I'm so sorry.... magical thyme Dec 2012 #98
Thank you blueamy66 Dec 2012 #99
They're in the ER because they don't have health insurance. SunSeeker Dec 2012 #41
if all they need is an aspirin, it's not even a doctor issue magical thyme Dec 2012 #56
They wouldn't go to the ER if they thought all they needed was an aspirin. SunSeeker Dec 2012 #77
I'm curious as to where you provide health care magical thyme Dec 2012 #91
I don't provide health care. I'm on the receiving end. SunSeeker Dec 2012 #93
I know you don't provide healthcare, and I know you are on the receiving end. magical thyme Dec 2012 #97
my brother has medicare brokechris Dec 2012 #43
We call them frequent flyers magical thyme Dec 2012 #58
you must be one of the lovely health professionals brokechris Dec 2012 #82
I just went to the ER in intense pain from a kidney stone. Maven Dec 2012 #48
I didn't blame people who need care. magical thyme Dec 2012 #57
I quit the Med Tech profession 20 years ago. Sad to see it hasn't changed. mountain grammy Dec 2012 #83
I'm leaving as soon as I can magical thyme Dec 2012 #90
Wow. Where is this hospital so people know not to go there? SunSeeker Dec 2012 #94
The horror stories abound in the medical professions mountain grammy Dec 2012 #95
I'd like to see spending related to outcomes ... cilla4progress Dec 2012 #12
The no-negotiation clause in Bush's Medicare Part D explains a lot of that second chart. SunSeeker Dec 2012 #15
Right on the money, so to speak. !! pangaia Dec 2012 #28
Didn't Obama also put in Obama care a clause where the US govt may NOT negotiate lower drug prices? robinlynne Dec 2012 #54
The deal was never on the books per se. It was more of a backroom deal, but well documented. Selatius Dec 2012 #70
Obama tried to insert a negotiation provision, but the Republicans blocked it. SunSeeker Dec 2012 #73
K&R abelenkpe Dec 2012 #16
This is no secret to the White House DFW Dec 2012 #17
Very cool. Thank you for your efforts & sharing this. /nt think Dec 2012 #34
When he brought the subject up (reducing health care costs), DFW Dec 2012 #47
Drug industry sales are around $300 B/year or about 2% of GDP, so they are not the only problem FarCenter Dec 2012 #18
Not only is it expensive, it is stunningly incompetent... jumptheshadow Dec 2012 #19
45,000 people die annually burnsei sensei Dec 2012 #20
The best health care money can buy liberal N proud Dec 2012 #21
Recently I Replaced The Sponge Air Filter On My CPAP DallasNE Dec 2012 #23
That seems about right. (if you changed your inches to feet) BlueJazz Dec 2012 #31
And one more: jsr Dec 2012 #24
Somebody has to pay for the campaign donations. Jakes Progress Dec 2012 #25
"we pay for pharma and corpmed lobbyists" and their pet Risk Managers employed by "health" patrice Dec 2012 #37
One simple change makes Medicare solvent for the next 75 years BlueStreak Dec 2012 #27
That would be so un–American jsr Dec 2012 #42
The "invisible hand" around our throats. nt BlueStreak Dec 2012 #51
You are on the right track... Mr. Blue Sky Dec 2012 #68
It is time to stop being patsies on trade BlueStreak Dec 2012 #71
The drug companies lobbied for this rule... Mr. Blue Sky Dec 2012 #72
As one of my other countryman (Australian) said>> BlueJazz Dec 2012 #29
Which is why you can't keep Medicare as is... dkf Dec 2012 #30
*IF* that is true, it can only be done by identifying what is authentically excess relative to patrice Dec 2012 #36
For years I have listened to my idiot relatives bitch about tularetom Dec 2012 #32
YES!!!! Thank you. PDJane Dec 2012 #33
+++1google! patrice Dec 2012 #39
There is an entire professional field, in long-term care, devoted to how to fuck with CMS ... patrice Dec 2012 #40
+100 n/t antigop Dec 2012 #49
K&R! Dustlawyer Dec 2012 #38
The second chart's interesting to me.. Posteritatis Dec 2012 #45
Yes. We subsidize Europe's healthcare. Half the big drug companies are European McCamy Taylor Dec 2012 #81
And yet too many people are dying or suffer from chronic, untreated disease Cleita Dec 2012 #50
You should be PROUD! bvar22 Dec 2012 #55
Spot on! n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #59
60 Minutes now. nt Duppers Dec 2012 #60
An article from 2010 jamtoday Dec 2012 #74
I think drug patents are unethical and drug research ought to be socialized. hunter Dec 2012 #75
We Need A System Reset To Realign US Prices With The Rest Of The World cantbeserious Dec 2012 #76
Indeed. In 15 years that graph will look the same kenny blankenship Dec 2012 #87
K&R. Overseas Dec 2012 #78
Health Ins going up 5X's the rate of inflation... lib2DaBone Dec 2012 #79
European drug companiesmarkup prices in the US so they can cut prices at home. McCamy Taylor Dec 2012 #80
i wonder what the first graph would look like... tomp Dec 2012 #84
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Dec 2012 #88
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