3. AIDS patients should pay a market price for the drugs
The price of drugs for keeping AIDS patients alive has become prohibitive to many. Should the government regulate the price of such drugs? Voice your opinion
http://watchdog.org/240577/aids-drug-price-increase-regulations-blame/
http://www.freedomworks.org/content/blame-government-high-drug-prices
https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/patents-against-people-how-drug-companies-price-patients-out-of-survival
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/sep/21/entrepreneur-defends-raise-price-daraprim-drug
Pay market price
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I believe that people should pay the market price because these kind of medicines is really expensive and it costs the companies who made it a lot of money. Not only that, but the company also has something good for the patient, the money that company get from the the patient is used to improve the medicines for the future to fight the disease more effectively. this is why these kind of medicines are too expensive and people are angry about that Side: Pay market price
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I don't want to upset you, but it is all about politics and money. Companies usually don't improve drugs, they just buy/sell rights to them and them buy/sell it to sick people. The best example is daraprim - drug for aids, which was on the market for decades and was being sold for about $10-13 for a pill. Few months ago, a new company bought right to produce it and the price for a pill increased up to $750. Side: Government must cap price
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"We needed to turn a profit on the drug," Shkreli told Bloomberg, arguing that companies that owned the drug before were giving it away at $13.50." Martin Shkreli said, so I don't know why people are angry about this if the companies were owned this drugs before he bought it?? Side: Pay market price
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People are angry because the price of the drug grew up about 5000%. Why are there companies overseas who sell almost the same drug for around 7 cents per pill and those suppliers are prohibited to sell their product in the USA? Because FDA said only one company can sell it in USA. Side: Government must cap price
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I believe that people should pay the market price because these kind of medicines is really expensive and it costs the companies who made it a lot of money. Not only that, but the company also has something good for the patient, the money that company get from the the patient is used to improve the medicines for the future to fight the disease more effectively. this is why these kind of medicines are too expensive and people are angry about that Side: Pay market price
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I believe that people should pay the market price because these kind of medicines is really expensive and it costs the companies who made it a lot of money. Not only that, but the company also has something good for the patient, the money that company get from the the patient is used to improve the medicines for the future to fight the disease more effectively. this is why these kind of medicines are too expensive and people are angry about that Side: Pay market price
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I believe that people should pay the market price because these kind of medicines is really expensive and it costs the companies who made it a lot of money. Not only that, but the company also has something good for the patient, the money that company get from the the patient is used to improve the medicines for the future to fight the disease more effectively. this is why these kind of medicines are too expensive and people are angry about that Side: Pay market price
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The launch of the Obamacare exchanges in 2014, however, has virtually no impact on the work-based insurance market since they cover two separate populations. The exchanges are targeted at individuals, most of whom don't have access to health coverage at a job. But other Obamacare provisions, particularly the looming Cadillac tax in 2018, have prompted employers to keep premium increases in check, while raising out-of-pocket costs. Side: Pay market price
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"Deductibles are rising a little bit every year -- almost $100 a year -- and then that really adds up, in combination with flat wages," said Drew Altman, the foundation's president. "If wages were keeping up with the growth of cost sharing, it wouldn't be a big a deal for people. But the pain level is significant. It really affects family budgets because their wages aren't rising at the same time." Side: Pay market price
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In my opinion government should regulate prices of all drugs that help people whose diseases are incurable, like HIV/AIDS. Patients' lives depend on those drugs. Some of those people got infected because their spouses were cheating on them or maybe their mothers were infected and gave the disease to their babies. Is it their fault they are sick? Should they pay the full price for those drugs? Of course not. What is more, one company is able to buy rights for one drug and sell it for a horrendous amount of money. If someone forgot - Sick people's lives could depend on that one company. Side: Government must cap price
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