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People likely are saving a ton of money, but they were also probably not utilizing the most optimal solution out there previously (e.g. buying through their ins
by gameshot911 4y ago
People likely are saving a ton of money, but they were also probably not utilizing the most optimal solution out there previously (e.g. buying through their insurance vs. GoodRX).
- josefresco 4y agoRight, so this is a big win for awareness. I've heard of GoodRX a few times but never looked into it because I have decent insurance. It took Mark's new venture, and his marketing efforts (via Twitter) for me to realize "this was a thing".
- treis 4y agoSure, but it's not getting rid of middlemen or making anything more efficient. It's just another actor sliding into the market to make a bunch of money exploiting the broken drug market.
- toomuchtodo 4y agoIt saves pharma consumers money between now and when US healthcare is “fixed” (whatever that looks like), which could still take a long time. As the starfish parable goes, it matters to these people. I encourage you to recognize that reduction in suffering and economic hardship in the short term.
- rnk 4y agoYeah, I really disagree with the person above you, @treis. This saves people money. It's not stealing from them, it's saving them money. This is a valuable and good thing. This gives attention to the fact that they can pay much less.
- treis 4y agoThe people doing valuable work are Truepill that's actually doing the heavy lifting of fulfillment. Cuban is slapping his name on a white label solution, taking 15% for his trouble, and acting like he's solving the US health care system. In reality, he's just another middleman inflating prices.