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> It was free to any individual who wished to obtain it, with Martin footing the bill. [0] "... it says that the drug is available for free to people with deep

> It was free to any individual who wished to obtain it, with Martin footing the bill. [0] "... it says that the drug is available for free to people with deep financial need. But Dr. Aberg has watched her patients have to "jump through the hoops" to get it. Patients have to prove both financial need and health status, something that's difficult to focus on when their lives are in danger. In June, one of her patients gave up on the process. The patient switched therapies, only to suffer a negative side effect." [0] http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/25/news/economy/daraprim-aids-drug-high-price/index.html http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/25/news/economy/daraprim-aids-d...

MichaelGG 9y ago
So in order to save ~100% on a $100,000 treatment, they have to "jump though the hoops" and prove they need it (otherwise everyone would just do that?). OK?
- hellofunk 9y ago
  There's nothing like laying down a thick bureaucratic obstacle of red-tape on thousands of very sick people during the key moments of their treatment.
- frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
  It wasn't always a $100,000 treatment. Shkreli made it a $100,000 treatment with the justification being that the poor could still obtain it for free. But then he puts a bunch of beauracratic roadblocks in the way and it's their fault they don't jump through his hoops? For a pill that costs $1 outside the US and which he made $750? Come on man.
  - MichaelGG 9y ago
    I'd imagine the roadblocks are there to prevent people abusing the system. And the rest of the roadblocks are by the FDA and perhaps CBP, right? Otherwise people could just import the $1 pills and be fine. If it turns out Turing was acting malicious and intentionally tried to block people from getting the medication despite knowing they were eligible, that's a different story. But I'm hardly going to take the word of biased medical professionals on it. Martin put a face to all this, pointed out a huge flaw in this system and made money doing it. Then to top it off, he dares to laugh at everyone in the system about it (like in [1]). If Martin had just hid behind normal pharma PR, few people would be outraged, it'd just be general grousing with little airtime. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EXsVfiFbp8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EXsVfiFbp8
    - frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
      >Martin put a face to all this, pointed out a huge flaw in this system and made money doing it. Martin did not "point out a huge flaw", he got caught exploiting a huge flaw and is narcissistic enough to believe that he could sell that exploitation as something other than it is. The sad thing is that because he's "computer nerdy" a bunch of other "computer nerdy" people have fallen for the con. >I'd imagine the roadblocks are there to prevent people abusing the system. He could not have roadblocks and let the drug be cheap just like it was for decades. This is on Shkreli. >But I'm hardly going to take the word of biased medical professionals on it. Medical professionals are biased but the guy jacking up drug prices 5000% isn't? We're taking him at face value? pfft.

MichaelGG 9y ago

So in order to save ~100% on a $100,000 treatment, they have to "jump though the hoops" and prove they need it (otherwise everyone would just do that?). OK?

hellofunk 9y ago
There's nothing like laying down a thick bureaucratic obstacle of red-tape on thousands of very sick people during the key moments of their treatment.
frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
It wasn't always a $100,000 treatment. Shkreli made it a $100,000 treatment with the justification being that the poor could still obtain it for free. But then he puts a bunch of beauracratic roadblocks in the way and it's their fault they don't jump through his hoops? For a pill that costs $1 outside the US and which he made $750? Come on man.
- MichaelGG 9y ago
  I'd imagine the roadblocks are there to prevent people abusing the system. And the rest of the roadblocks are by the FDA and perhaps CBP, right? Otherwise people could just import the $1 pills and be fine. If it turns out Turing was acting malicious and intentionally tried to block people from getting the medication despite knowing they were eligible, that's a different story. But I'm hardly going to take the word of biased medical professionals on it. Martin put a face to all this, pointed out a huge flaw in this system and made money doing it. Then to top it off, he dares to laugh at everyone in the system about it (like in [1]). If Martin had just hid behind normal pharma PR, few people would be outraged, it'd just be general grousing with little airtime. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EXsVfiFbp8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EXsVfiFbp8
  - frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
    >Martin put a face to all this, pointed out a huge flaw in this system and made money doing it. Martin did not "point out a huge flaw", he got caught exploiting a huge flaw and is narcissistic enough to believe that he could sell that exploitation as something other than it is. The sad thing is that because he's "computer nerdy" a bunch of other "computer nerdy" people have fallen for the con. >I'd imagine the roadblocks are there to prevent people abusing the system. He could not have roadblocks and let the drug be cheap just like it was for decades. This is on Shkreli. >But I'm hardly going to take the word of biased medical professionals on it. Medical professionals are biased but the guy jacking up drug prices 5000% isn't? We're taking him at face value? pfft.