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Except that the lawmakers in Washington actually wrote the laws to forbid the government from negotiating for special rates for Medicare and Medicaid, unlike th
by nikdaheratik 10y ago
Except that the lawmakers in Washington actually wrote the laws to forbid the government from negotiating for special rates for Medicare and Medicaid, unlike the UK or Canada. Which is why drugs there, for example, are so much cheaper than in the U.S.
- surfmike 10y agoHmm, interesting. I know medicare reimbursement rates are still quite low compared to private insurance, so I wonder how that squares with a 'no negotiation' policy. Edit: One study from Texas found that Medicare reimbursement rates were 70-80% below the private average. https://www.texmed.org/June16Journal/ https://www.texmed.org/June16Journal/