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Here's a counter argument: "a company making money off of folks with ____" describes the entirety of the Biomed industry. Every medical device is sold with the

Here's a counter argument: "a company making money off of folks with ____" describes the entirety of the Biomed industry. Every medical device is sold with the intention of helping people with medical issues, but they can't be free. The cost of development and production has to be covered by somebody (be that by the government, medical insurance, or private party). If it wasn't, the company making the device wouldn't have developed it in the first place.

throwanem 5y ago
That industry is also regulated and monitored to ensure that the interventions coming out of it are generally safe and effective. Is the same true here?
beaconstudios 5y ago
> Every medical device is sold with the intention of helping people with medical issues, but they can't be free. Close, but a slight correction here: Every medical device is sold with the intention of maximising profit, but they can't do nothing or people wouldn't buy them. That more accurately portrays the priority.
drgeorgesachs 5y ago
So true.