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christ...Giantess, who is on state insurance through her job, just had a medication price raised AFTER insurance from $17 to $550. -- nm

Posted by Remlik (aka remlik) Oct 20 '15, 08:29

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that is such bullshit that companies are able to do this. - groiny Oct 20, 08:33 10
- it's med for her immune system -- nm - Remlik Oct 20, 08:34 9
  - right, but there has to be another option by another maker? - groiny Oct 20, 08:35 8
    - Fun fact: It is perfectly legal in the US for drug manufacturers to pay generics majers NOT to make a generic version of a drug. - TWuG Oct 20, 08:43
    - she's waiting on the docs right now... -- nm - Remlik Oct 20, 08:38 1
      - I hope they have another option. - groiny Oct 20, 08:39
    - your im is most likely correct -- nm - decline Oct 20, 08:37 2
      - that is downright criminal. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 20, 08:38 1
        
        also correct :( -- nm - decline Oct 20, 08:38
    - patents on drugs = 17 year exclusive window. - jangles Oct 20, 08:37 1
      - and even if there's no patent, it might be a small enough market that it's not worth another manufacturer entering it. - Roger More Oct 20, 08:43
OFFS (and you mean her other job, right?) -- nm* - Spawn Oct 20, 08:30

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