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> This pricing is, of course, hidden from most patients, except those without insurance, who have to pay full freight. The rest of the story flows from this. T
by hirundo 8y ago
> This pricing is, of course, hidden from most patients, except those without insurance, who have to pay full freight.
The rest of the story flows from this. The ordinary price mechanism is broken because the patient isn't the customer, and the customer is paramount to any business. As long as most patients don't care what it costs most of the time, it will stay broken.
- HarryHirsch 8y ago* As long as most patients don't care what it costs most of the time, it will stay broken* Say what? With insulin it's "your money or your life".
- talltimtom 8y agoAs a patient, you don’t care if the drug costs 25$ with 20 covered by insurance or 2005$ with 2000$ covered by insurance. That is what he means. List price doesn’t matter to insured patients.