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We pay more because we get the best care in the world.
by willcipriano 2y ago
We pay more because we get the best care in the world.
- BiteCode_dev 2y agoThe USA has a very high diabetes rate, so good care would mean threating those people well. Even after you got of the scandal of the $800 insulin, it's still 10 times more expensive than most places in the world: https://wisevoter.com/country-rankings/cost-of-insulin-by-country/ https://wisevoter.com/country-rankings/cost-of-insulin-by-co... Insulin is insulin, you can't make it "10 times better".
- ATsch 2y agoThe comment you're replying to is clearly sarcastic. Infecting 2400 people with HIV is generally not considered good care.
- BugsJustFindMe 2y agoYou're replying to sarcasm, but I do want to point out... > Insulin is insulin, you can't make it "10 times better" Other details aside, this part is not true. There are multiple kinds of insulin on the market today, and they span the glucose immediacy gamut from a large rapid burst to prolonged slow conversion.
- washadjeffmad 2y agoAnd deprive the market of research subjects that could contribute to life saving therapies for state leaders? It's not like doctors are out there just giving people dis... Ah.
- pengaru 2y agoMuch of the world sets a pretty low bar, unfortunately. e.g. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/may/07/italy.international https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/may/07/italy.internat...