This is why we should have more of generic drug. A good portion of the medical care costs come from drug treatment, and so having more generic means cutting down on our health care cost.
I have no doubt that sex change is a lengthy and expensive process. That said, I don’t think this is a common procedure, and since most people who go through this process have other struggles they have to deal with in their life, I think there is nothing wrong with helping people get sex change.
Perhaps there should be a separate insurance for transgender cases. It is not a sickness that will affect a person’s health directly if they don’t change their sex, so covering this under a traditional insurance plan seems a little odd. I don’t think these people shouldn’t get help because I am sure it is a very important procedure they elect to go through, but it should therefore be treated differently.
And I suppose our tax money is paying for this right?! Seriously, it’s one outrageous thing after another…How about spending their money (which they don’t even have BY THE WAY) in procedures that actually increase quality of life and prolong life?
“America’s shift to generic drugs has saved consumers more than a $1 trillion over a decade.”
Perhaps if the company that puts the drug out in the market first would stop incentivizing generic drug producers to wait for production for some time until they benefit enough, then perhaps we’d be talking about many many many more trillions of dollars saved.
America’s shift to generic drugs has saved consumers more than a $1 trillion over a decade.
This is one of the many reasons why the pharmaceuticals approach exaplained on a previous post here http://healthblog.ncpathinktank.org/pay-for-delay/ is so wrong. This goes to show how important it is to give consumers options when it comes to generic or origicinal drugs. What pharmaceuticals are doing by keeping generic drug makers out of the market is wrong, It is jurting the health care market and the economy in general. We are better off by shifting to generic drugs. Period.
Amazing article! Children should hand this to their parents and grandparents and show them what complicated IT is realy all about đŸ™‚ forget about hard-to-use cellphones and computers…nothing will ever seem hard again after understanding how Google works.
I do not understand why the article on the benchmark plan is CT. is “unaffordable.”
Isn’t that what subsidies are about?
If one qualifies for subsidies (a big if), they pay up to 90% of the “unaffordable” premiums (the subsidies, not the policyholders)!
Don Levit
Generic drugs are not always as effective as the original drugs. However, as consumers we should always look for the most affordable ways to treat a certain condition we may have, and if it doesn’t work then go ahead and use a more expensive approach. This way, we are not skipping drugs or treatments that may be cheaper and be as effective as the original drugs and could save us thousands of dollars.
“America’s shift to generic drugs has saved consumers more than a $1 trillion over a decade.”
You surely do get what you pay for. That’s why I firmly believe that when it comes to your health you should always go for the good medication, regardless of the price. You don’t want to put cheap drugs into your system. You might regret it later!
@ The generic drug article
This is why we should have more of generic drug. A good portion of the medical care costs come from drug treatment, and so having more generic means cutting down on our health care cost.
@ The Sex change by Obama Care
I have no doubt that sex change is a lengthy and expensive process. That said, I don’t think this is a common procedure, and since most people who go through this process have other struggles they have to deal with in their life, I think there is nothing wrong with helping people get sex change.
“ObamaCare may pay for sex change operations.”
Perhaps there should be a separate insurance for transgender cases. It is not a sickness that will affect a person’s health directly if they don’t change their sex, so covering this under a traditional insurance plan seems a little odd. I don’t think these people shouldn’t get help because I am sure it is a very important procedure they elect to go through, but it should therefore be treated differently.
ObamaCare may pay for sex change operations.
And I suppose our tax money is paying for this right?! Seriously, it’s one outrageous thing after another…How about spending their money (which they don’t even have BY THE WAY) in procedures that actually increase quality of life and prolong life?
“America’s shift to generic drugs has saved consumers more than a $1 trillion over a decade.”
Perhaps if the company that puts the drug out in the market first would stop incentivizing generic drug producers to wait for production for some time until they benefit enough, then perhaps we’d be talking about many many many more trillions of dollars saved.
On sex change surgery:
“The net effect is a failure to treat a treatable disorder which in many cases leads to death.”
That’s bullcrap. There have been anatomically transgender individuals throughout history. No one has ever died from it.
America’s shift to generic drugs has saved consumers more than a $1 trillion over a decade.
This is one of the many reasons why the pharmaceuticals approach exaplained on a previous post here http://healthblog.ncpathinktank.org/pay-for-delay/ is so wrong. This goes to show how important it is to give consumers options when it comes to generic or origicinal drugs. What pharmaceuticals are doing by keeping generic drug makers out of the market is wrong, It is jurting the health care market and the economy in general. We are better off by shifting to generic drugs. Period.
I, google. (HT: Tyler)
Amazing article! Children should hand this to their parents and grandparents and show them what complicated IT is realy all about đŸ™‚ forget about hard-to-use cellphones and computers…nothing will ever seem hard again after understanding how Google works.
I do not understand why the article on the benchmark plan is CT. is “unaffordable.”
Isn’t that what subsidies are about?
If one qualifies for subsidies (a big if), they pay up to 90% of the “unaffordable” premiums (the subsidies, not the policyholders)!
Don Levit
Generic drugs are not always as effective as the original drugs. However, as consumers we should always look for the most affordable ways to treat a certain condition we may have, and if it doesn’t work then go ahead and use a more expensive approach. This way, we are not skipping drugs or treatments that may be cheaper and be as effective as the original drugs and could save us thousands of dollars.
“America’s shift to generic drugs has saved consumers more than a $1 trillion over a decade.”
You surely do get what you pay for. That’s why I firmly believe that when it comes to your health you should always go for the good medication, regardless of the price. You don’t want to put cheap drugs into your system. You might regret it later!