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Grex > Agora47 > #155: The end of Federal Campaign spending limits? | |
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klg
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response 50 of 55:
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Nov 20 02:14 UTC 2003 |
(Sad, but probably accurate, Mr. russ.)
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gull
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response 51 of 55:
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Nov 20 03:38 UTC 2003 |
Re #49: The proposed scheme works against cost-containment, however --
which is exactly why the drug companies favor it. If Medicare alone
were handling everyone in the Medicare system, it would account for a
huge percentage of total drug sales and would have the leverage to
negotiate lower prices. By successfully lobbying for a bill that
divides up the Medicare population among a bunch of private insurers,
the drug companies have ensured that no one entity will have enough
bargaining power to reduce prices.
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klg
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response 52 of 55:
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Nov 20 17:05 UTC 2003 |
(Oh, we see. The government has more incentive to be cost conscious
than private sector purchasers. What a quaint notion.)
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rcurl
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response 53 of 55:
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Nov 20 17:38 UTC 2003 |
You think that's a bad idea?
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gull
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response 54 of 55:
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Nov 25 15:55 UTC 2003 |
Re #52: Not necessarily more incentive, but more clout. Which is
probably why the government is specifically *forbidden* to negotiate
lower prices by the Medicare bill that's about to pass. The drug
companies must have greased a lot of palms to get that one.
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willcome
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response 55 of 55:
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Nov 27 08:30 UTC 2003 |
whore.
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