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This is what the Turkish government has been up to and it has driven drug costs, and therefore overall costs of healthcare provision and insurance, down. More c
by evrimoztamur 2y ago
This is what the Turkish government has been up to and it has driven drug costs, and therefore overall costs of healthcare provision and insurance, down. More countries should nationalise production of generics, it works.
- selimthegrim 2y agoDoes the cost of letting everyone see a specialist whenever they want cancel that out?
- sfn42 2y agoIt's well known that the US healthcare system costs more for the taxpayer than single payer systems, while also bankrupting those unfortunate enough to get hurt/sick and requiring ridiculous monthly payments for the individual on top. So I wouldn't worry about that. Healthcare is not nearly as expensive as US providers make it. Single payer systems aren't perfect either but from my perspective having lived with one my entire life it works fine. I have always gotten the help I need in reasonable time. I also have private options if I want to spend money, and they're far cheaper than private options in the US. But so far I haven't felt any need for it. A colleague was recently diagnosed with testicular cancer, he was admitted for surgery within a few days and back to work in a few weeks. Didn't cost him anything. And just to reiterate - this is cheaper per capita, just comparing tax costs, than the US system and that's ignoring insurance premiums and copays etc.
- selimthegrim 2y agoI was talking about Turkey specifically where it’s driving specialists to leave the country
- ajmurmann 2y agoIf everyone did this, how would it impact creation of new drugs?
- evrimoztamur 2y agoNew drugs to solve new problems or old problems better would continue receiving protections, and the incentives would remain in place. How do you think about the nationalisation of generics of existing drugs being detrimental to new drugs' development?