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Find one person who got it for free

by Lewton 9y ago

Clubber 9y ago
Patrick Rice gets it free for life after a Reddit AMA. Google not work for you, or were you trying to stonewall the discussion with Rush Limbaugh tactics? http://nypost.com/2016/02/02/i-was-a-victim-of-the-pharma-jackass/ http://nypost.com/2016/02/02/i-was-a-victim-of-the-pharma-ja...
- Lewton 9y ago
  There's that one, very public, case. That happened after the entire ordeal blew up, and happened after shkreli had said that people got it for free if they needed it It's not nothing, but it's not exactly impressive either
  - Clubber 9y ago
    So maybe instead of saying, "Find one person who got it for free," you should have said, "Find one person who got it for free that I like even though the US has some serious medical privacy laws and therefore it's nearly impossible to find unless that sick someone (with HIV) voluntarily comes forward publicly, risking their career and future job prospects, to be on the side of a person that has been heavily vilified in the media circus."
    - samastur 9y ago
      Or find me a page on company's website that lists steps needed to qualify that are not too onerous and hopefully clear. Phone number would be appreciated too. You know, something that looks more like a deliberate program and not a one-off.
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ceejayoz 9y ago
Patient assistance programs are pretty common. I'm on a $10k once every three months medication, and the drug company called to offer to pay any out-of-pocket costs up to $20k/year (deductible, copay, coinsurance etc.) I might have had, regardless of income. The med probably costs them a couple hundred dollars in manufacturing, so they're happy to pay $20k/year to get $40k/year from my insurance. (I turned them down - I have no deductible and a $15 copay, but plenty of others aren't in that situation.)
bmelton 9y ago
Not trying to play contrarian here, but are there any reported cases of people who've actually died for lack of Daraprim? > Find one person who got it for free This guy got it free, for life. http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/this-is-what-its-like-to-be-screwed-by-martin-shkreli/news-story/3fcb19a772d64179997bd96704d37bdd http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/this...

Find one person who got it for free

by Lewton 9y ago

Find one person who got it for free

Patrick Rice gets it free for life after a Reddit AMA. Google not work for you, or were you trying to stonewall the discussion with Rush Limbaugh tactics? http://nypost.com/2016/02/02/i-was-a-victim-of-the-pharma-jackass/ http://nypost.com/2016/02/02/i-was-a-victim-of-the-pharma-ja...

Lewton 9y ago
There's that one, very public, case. That happened after the entire ordeal blew up, and happened after shkreli had said that people got it for free if they needed it It's not nothing, but it's not exactly impressive either
- Clubber 9y ago
  So maybe instead of saying, "Find one person who got it for free," you should have said, "Find one person who got it for free that I like even though the US has some serious medical privacy laws and therefore it's nearly impossible to find unless that sick someone (with HIV) voluntarily comes forward publicly, risking their career and future job prospects, to be on the side of a person that has been heavily vilified in the media circus."
  - samastur 9y ago
    Or find me a page on company's website that lists steps needed to qualify that are not too onerous and hopefully clear. Phone number would be appreciated too. You know, something that looks more like a deliberate program and not a one-off.
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ceejayoz 9y ago

Patient assistance programs are pretty common. I'm on a $10k once every three months medication, and the drug company called to offer to pay any out-of-pocket costs up to $20k/year (deductible, copay, coinsurance etc.) I might have had, regardless of income. The med probably costs them a couple hundred dollars in manufacturing, so they're happy to pay $20k/year to get $40k/year from my insurance. (I turned them down - I have no deductible and a $15 copay, but plenty of others aren't in that situation.)

bmelton 9y ago

Not trying to play contrarian here, but are there any reported cases of people who've actually died for lack of Daraprim? > Find one person who got it for free This guy got it free, for life. http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/this-is-what-its-like-to-be-screwed-by-martin-shkreli/news-story/3fcb19a772d64179997bd96704d37bdd http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/this...