I was speaking to a man in Australia whose father is kept alive due to a pill that costs $30,000. I repeat that, $30,000. The medicine is entirely paid for by Australia’s universal healthcare system, for no other reason than that he is a citizen.1/3

Jul 28, 2022 · 8:43 AM UTC

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Nothing like that exists here; we’ve been trained to expect crumbs. “Of, by and for the people” has been supplanted by 'of, by and for the corporations,' in this case Big Pharma. Thousand suffer and die each year so a soulless, perverted form of capitalism might live 2/3
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Schumer touting this bill as something we should be excited about is pathetic. He should be naming names & taking no prisoners, expressing outrage felt by millions that our govt could do no better than get such tiny concessions from the cold & greedy fingers of Big Pharma. 3/3
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As long as someone else (Governement or Insurance) pays for the cost of the medicine, price will never come down. Price will come down only when the actual consumer of the product pays out of their pocket and that causes alternative solutions to come up
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Replying to @marwilliamson
That is amazing ... truly amazing ... In the US ... that man would be dead!
Replying to @marwilliamson
I pay $1000/mo for health ins for me & my hubby. It’s employer sponsored & is deducted from my paycheck. Having at least half of that money back in my pocket would be a game changer as we are struggling financially. some form of affordable state sponsored health ins would help.
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This is how it should work.
Replying to @marwilliamson
Is that Gleevec?(about $36k/yr here) Was almost not developed bc CML patients would die in their 30s. Now they live normal lifespans. Great story on it in Mukherjee's "Emperor of All Maladies: (cancer). Some help available for low income in US. drugs.com/price-guide/gleeve…
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We can’t do that in the USA. That would take money away from the multi billion dollar corporations and CEOs and they would not be able to buy that second yacht.
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Ocrevus= $17,483, fortunately only have to pay about $50 for the medical visit.
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Looking forward to voting for you!
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you are literally the only one praising a prison colony after two years of totalitarian rule. your blindness to cruelty is truly shocking.
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We pay the highest amount of tax in the world too.