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If it is prescription they can charge medicare and or the VA, if it was just a gadget or licensable piece of technology the profit margins are likely lower. PS

If it is prescription they can charge medicare and or the VA, if it was just a gadget or licensable piece of technology the profit margins are likely lower. PS - Not justifying, just explaining the business model.

blowski 4y ago
Exactly. If you can pay $10 for a subscription, they can’t charge $500 to a healthcare provider.
- brookst 4y ago
  Absolutely true, but it also means the ability to pay per-user liability insurance rates that a $10 subscription would not cover. Being a medical product is not all upside.