The same pill that costs $1,000 in America sells for $4 in India bloom.bg/22vrlu1
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@TucsonNewsTruth Big Pharma isn't losing money on those bulk sales - their medicines are not that special except they hold the *patent*
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@mholzschlag ACA only further encouraged this behavior #MoralHazard
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@TucsonNewsTruth Conversely, ACA also helps a significant # of at-risk population (baby boomers) who would otherwise not receive treatment.
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@mholzschlag Agree but there's a cost: What happens to price when someone - let's say the government - fixes the quantity of demand?
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Replying to @TucsonNewsTruth
@TucsonNewsTruth Can you add me @notadotcom for these more impassioned conversations where I'm likely to go off on rants with expletives? :)

Dec 30, 2015 · 5:27 PM UTC

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