Mainecat Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Average list price for a unit of insulin: Australia: $6.94 UK: $7.52 France: $9.08 Germany: $11 Canada: $12 Japan: $14.40 US: $98.70 Isn't it time America hold Big Pharma accountable for its extortion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted November 16, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 16, 2022 Yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member ViperGTS/Z1 Posted November 16, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 16, 2022 No... Wife gets hers for free through my excellent health care plan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 I bet a lot of these people who say they can’t afford their insulin are buying multiple 14 dollar chocolitties!!! derp. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 23 minutes ago, ViperGTS/Z1 said: No... Wife gets hers for free through my excellent health care plan Nothing is free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadaBing444 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 29 minutes ago, Mainecat said: Average list price for a unit of insulin: Australia: $6.94 UK: $7.52 France: $9.08 Germany: $11 Canada: $12 Japan: $14.40 US: $98.70 Isn't it time America hold Big Pharma accountable for its extortion? The other problem is that American's eat like shit. Most people eat way too much sugar, processed carbs and sugary drinks on top of little to no excercise. The food industry is in bed with big Pharma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member ViperGTS/Z1 Posted November 16, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 16, 2022 5 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said: Nothing is free. Not a penny comes out of my pocket....so that makes it free to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 42 minutes ago, Mainecat said: Average list price for a unit of insulin: Australia: $6.94 UK: $7.52 France: $9.08 Germany: $11 Canada: $12 Japan: $14.40 US: $98.70 Isn't it time America hold Big Pharma accountable for its extortion? One unit? I go through about 95 per day. you have no idea what a unit is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 37 minutes ago, ViperGTS/Z1 said: No... Wife gets hers for free through my excellent health care plan My plan is fantastic also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 10 minutes ago, ViperGTS/Z1 said: Not a penny comes out of my pocket....so that makes it free to me. You should still care and know what your paying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 1 hour ago, ViperGTS/Z1 said: No... Wife gets hers for free through my excellent health care plan It’s not free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted November 16, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 16, 2022 What exactly is a unit? Wife pays $25 a month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoughnut Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Mainecat said: Average list price for a unit of insulin: Australia: $6.94 UK: $7.52 France: $9.08 Germany: $11 Canada: $12 Japan: $14.40 US: $98.70 Isn't it time America hold Big Pharma accountable for its extortion? A client of mine has 2 diabetic sons and she said she voted for Biden because he was going to nip this problem in the bud. Biden has had 2 years in office, how come the prices haven't come down? Should I ask my client if she's having buyer's remorse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Pffft. Like you care about Americans. You would step over their diabetic seizings American bodies to get some D cock in your mouth. All you care about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Perhaps when people finally wake up to the known, but covered up effects of GM foods…..All one has to do is look at how the inflammatory bowel disorders of North America began with the introduction of GM foods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member ViperGTS/Z1 Posted November 17, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Mainecat said: It’s not free. Well, if someone is paying for it, it isn't me. Are we being taxed for this?......I don't pay a dime for health insurance. I almost feel guilty but not really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 13 hours ago, steve from amherst said: What exactly is a unit? Wife pays $25 a month One unit is a given amount of insulin to cover a given amount of carbs. One unit maybe cover 10 carbs or 7 carbs. Depends. And this is hourly/daily. It’s not fun 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member 800renegaderider Posted November 17, 2022 Gold Member Share Posted November 17, 2022 14 hours ago, ViperGTS/Z1 said: Not a penny comes out of my pocket....so that makes it free to me. Your insurance is calculated into your pay so you are paying for it even though it technically isn’t coming directly from your pocket. It isn’t free. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member ViperGTS/Z1 Posted November 17, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 17, 2022 1 hour ago, 800renegaderider said: Your insurance is calculated into your pay so you are paying for it even though it technically isn’t coming directly from your pocket. It isn’t free. Well Health insurance will cost me $150 per month to carry over once I retire.....I do not see anything coming out of my check ...but sure I guess some is built in, just like pension is built in I guess, but it is negligible and seems pretty much free to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 17 minutes ago, ViperGTS/Z1 said: Well Health insurance will cost me $150 per month to carry over once I retire.....I do not see anything coming out of my check ...but sure I guess some is built in, just like pension is built in I guess, but it is negligible and seems pretty much free to me. $150/mo is damn good. I took a payout on unused sick time. I’ve used that payout to pay health insurance premiums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Yet another fail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted November 17, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 17, 2022 (edited) 15 hours ago, snoughnut said: A client of mine has 2 diabetic sons and she said she voted for Biden because he was going to nip this problem in the bud. Biden has had 50 years in office, how come the prices haven't come down? Should I ask my client if she's having buyer's remorse? Fixed it. Edited November 17, 2022 by Highmark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Danger Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 A monopoly can not exist without the help of the government. You can blame the pharma's all day long but they are playing the game as it set down by Washington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Carlos Danger said: A monopoly can not exist without the help of the government. You can blame the pharma's all day long but they are playing the game as it set down by Washington. Some politicians have this far fetched idea that competition is going to bring prices down. That has been tried and failed. Actual price controls are really the only answer. I understand that the argument is price controls will cripple their ability to develop new medications. My answer to that is so what? The anther aspect is trading human health in the marketplace like pork bellies. That is fucking immoral. It’s got to be one of the biggest crimes against humanity. Basing a nation’s economy on providing health care. That’s fucked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member ViperGTS/Z1 Posted November 17, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 17, 2022 10 minutes ago, ActionfigureJoe said: Some politicians have this far fetched idea that competition is going to bring prices down. That has been tried and failed. Actual price controls are really the only answer. I understand that the argument is price controls will cripple their ability to develop new medications. My answer to that is so what? The anther aspect is trading human health in the marketplace like pork bellies. That is fucking immoral. It’s got to be one of the biggest crimes against humanity. Basing a nation’s economy on providing health care. That’s fucked up. That is a big argument.....there will be no incentive to develop new and experimental drugs. The costs for trials and regulations to get drugs approved is astronomical. Plus it will hurt my biotech stocks which I recently jumped back into Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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