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Pay market price Government must cap price
Debate Score:56
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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

Side Score: 28
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Government must cap price

Side Score: 28
1 point

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
natalia3103(10) Disputed
4 points

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
filaouiii987 Disputed
2 points

how did you get this information that the companies don't improve the drugs they just sell it away , can you please give me an evidence about that,

Side: Pay market price
1 point

Yes, that's totally for money. They don't think about the welfare of those poor sick people. They found and opportunity and they exploit it just for the money.

Side: Government must cap price
1 point

"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??

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natalia3103(10) Disputed
3 points

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
sodabubble(12) Disputed
0 points

Actually I read that a lot of the highly expensive meds are cheap to produce and they are only expensive because they "treat" a chronic or deadly desease.

Side: Government must cap price
filaouiii987 Disputed
1 point

so what does that tell you,

I just want to know its a freedom of investing no one can control me if I want to invest my money in selling medicines to people as long as is legal

Side: Pay market price
1 point

its not a crime to do whatever you want in your own money as long as you don't go against the law and this company didn't do anything against law!

Side: Pay market price
natalia3103(10) Disputed
1 point

Of course it not a crime to sell the drug for a price you want if you have a legal right to do it. That is why that guy is not in prison.

Side: Government must cap price
filaouiii987 Disputed
1 point

so what are you meaning

I don't know I didn't get it

you just went against yourself by saying this facts so what!

Side: Pay market price
sodabubble(12) Disputed
1 point

It's not, but how can you sleep at night when you know you killed thousand of people by taking their chances for a treatment because YOU make it 5000 more expensive? And what for? For you to have even more money?

Side: Government must cap price
1 point

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
1 point

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
1 point

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
1 point

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.

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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."

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1 point

The rise in health care costs is hitting workers particularly hard because it's growing much faster than wages. Since 2010, the workers' share of premiums have risen more than twice as fast as wages.

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1 point

The rise in health care costs is hitting workers particularly hard because it's growing much faster than wages. Since 2010, the workers' share of premiums have risen more than twice as fast as wages.

Side: Pay market price
1 point

The biggest hit to workers' wallets isn't the premium increases, however. Here are four other places you can expect to pay more:

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1 point

The rise in health care costs is hitting workers particularly hard because it's growing much faster than wages. Since 2010, the workers' share of premiums have risen more than twice as fast as wages.

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1 point

The rise in health care costs is hitting workers particularly hard because it's growing much faster than wages. Since 2010, the workers' share of premiums have risen more than twice as fast as wages.

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1 point

The rise in health care costs is hitting workers particularly hard because it's growing much faster than wages. Since 2010, the workers' share of premiums have risen more than twice as fast as wages.

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1 point

The rise in health care costs is hitting workers particularly hard because it's growing much faster than wages. Since 2010, the workers' share of premiums have risen more than twice as fast as wages.

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1 point

The rise in health care costs is hitting workers particularly hard because it's growing much faster than wages. Since 2010, the workers' share of premiums have risen more than twice as fast as wages.

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5 points

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
filaouiii987 Disputed
0 points

the companies are responsible for what they are doing and for what they are selling so you can not say that they are not improving anything, I just gave you an evidence of Martin the owner of the company what he said

Side: Pay market price
filaouiii987 Disputed
-1 points

I agree with on that its not their fault but who is it fault?

I believe the people who made that mistake they should pay for it!

Side: Pay market price
natalia3103(10) Disputed
3 points

You cannot judge even those who made that mistake. What if those people totally changed for better and say that they are a good person now. They didn't kill anyone, they want to live like any of us.

Side: Government must cap price
epoliss(68) Disputed
1 point

And how will you judge who is at fault when they come asking for a discount? Are you setting up an AIDS drug distribution church where only people free from sin will get discounts while those who sinned must pay a full market price?!

Side: Government must cap price