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Right, so we can just ignore the fact that of the top 10 profitable worldwide biotech/pharmacy companies 5 are US companies. https://www.statista.com/statistic
by knappe 2y ago
Right, so we can just ignore the fact that of the top 10 profitable worldwide biotech/pharmacy companies 5 are US companies.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/272720/top-global-biotech-and-pharmaceutical-companies-based-on-net-income/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/272720/top-global-biotec...
- JumpCrisscross 2y agoPaywalled. But are any of them insurers? (Or coöwned by one?)
- ceejayoz 2y agoOh, they have their deals. https://www.propublica.org/article/take-the-generic-drug-patients-are-told-unless-insurers-say-no https://www.propublica.org/article/take-the-generic-drug-pat... > Faced with competition, some pharmaceutical companies are cutting deals with insurance companies to favor their brand-name products over cheaper generics. Insurers pay less, but sometimes consumers pay more.
- knappe 2y agoI'm not really sure I understand the rebuttal. Are you implying that pharmacy companies play no role in healthcare generally? If you make that claim I assume you've never had to fill a prescription, ever. Because pharmacies and drug prices play a GIANT role in the cost of healthcare. I mean, even the US government feels this way https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/medicare-drug-price-negotiation-program-negotiated-prices-initial-price-applicability-year-2026 https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/medicare-drug-price...