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Well, prescription drugs are one thing Walmart can't pressure the manufacturer to make worse. It has to be exactly what's printed on the label, nothing else. Ma

Well, prescription drugs are one thing Walmart can't pressure the manufacturer to make worse. It has to be exactly what's printed on the label, nothing else. Many things aren't that way, including health plans.

emmelaich 9y ago
Mostly agreed but be careful.. There have been incidents of generics that don't have as much active ingredient in them -- or have other quality control problems. The other factor is packaging and longevity. Generics e.g. tend to have bits of foil that are too easy to detach and swallow. And shelf life -- a quality of packaging and ingredients issue -- is less certain.
baddox 9y ago
There are minimum requirements in the United States for health insurance plans. Pretty much every insurance provider already offers a barebones plan, and if Walmart/Humana could beat that on price, that would be a good thing.
AFNobody 9y ago
The minimum legal standard to manufacturer is not the same thing as "safe". Cut too many corners and you ruin the medication before it arrives. For instance, I would run the fuck away from a Muro 128 generic sold by Walmart. https://www.fiercepharma.com/supply-chain/bausch-lomb-blames-weather-for-recall-of-880-000-tubes-of-eye-ointment https://www.fiercepharma.com/supply-chain/bausch-lomb-blames... > Bausch + Lomb began recalling 850,000 tubes of Muro 128 ointment--plus 35,000 tubes of an unbranded sodium chloride product sold by Major Pharmaceuticals--after users complained of a "gritty, sandlike feeling" in the eye, The Wall Street Journal reports. The Valeant Pharmaceuticals ($VRX)-owned ophthalmic specialist was unable to find the source of the problem at the manufacturing plant, leading it to conclude that the extreme cold experienced over the winter may have caused crystals to form in the product during shipping. Do you really trust the logistical capabilities of Walmart's supply chain to properly control for temperature?
- Consultant32452 9y ago
  >Do you really trust the logistical capabilities of Walmart's supply chain to properly control for temperature? Countless people buy temperature controlled groceries from Walmart and I'm not familiar with rampant outbreaks of food poisoning.
  - AFNobody 9y ago
    Do you understand that is an easier problem to solve or are you just trolling?

emmelaich 9y ago

Mostly agreed but be careful.. There have been incidents of generics that don't have as much active ingredient in them -- or have other quality control problems. The other factor is packaging and longevity. Generics e.g. tend to have bits of foil that are too easy to detach and swallow. And shelf life -- a quality of packaging and ingredients issue -- is less certain.

baddox 9y ago

There are minimum requirements in the United States for health insurance plans. Pretty much every insurance provider already offers a barebones plan, and if Walmart/Humana could beat that on price, that would be a good thing.

AFNobody 9y ago

The minimum legal standard to manufacturer is not the same thing as "safe". Cut too many corners and you ruin the medication before it arrives. For instance, I would run the fuck away from a Muro 128 generic sold by Walmart. https://www.fiercepharma.com/supply-chain/bausch-lomb-blames-weather-for-recall-of-880-000-tubes-of-eye-ointment https://www.fiercepharma.com/supply-chain/bausch-lomb-blames... > Bausch + Lomb began recalling 850,000 tubes of Muro 128 ointment--plus 35,000 tubes of an unbranded sodium chloride product sold by Major Pharmaceuticals--after users complained of a "gritty, sandlike feeling" in the eye, The Wall Street Journal reports. The Valeant Pharmaceuticals ($VRX)-owned ophthalmic specialist was unable to find the source of the problem at the manufacturing plant, leading it to conclude that the extreme cold experienced over the winter may have caused crystals to form in the product during shipping. Do you really trust the logistical capabilities of Walmart's supply chain to properly control for temperature?

Consultant32452 9y ago
>Do you really trust the logistical capabilities of Walmart's supply chain to properly control for temperature? Countless people buy temperature controlled groceries from Walmart and I'm not familiar with rampant outbreaks of food poisoning.
- AFNobody 9y ago
  Do you understand that is an easier problem to solve or are you just trolling?