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Re: Re: Why vote for Kerry/Edwards?
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Originally posted by Meier_Link
While I agree that Bush's healthcare plans are way off, there are reasons that we pay more for prescription drugs than other countries.
While there is no doubt in my mind that drug companies make more than they should, that is what encourages them to develop new drugs and treatments. We are the largest customer so we foot the bill. The way they see it, if they sell to Canada for a smaller profit, it is such a small percent of their total sales that it doesn't affect them much at all. If we bust down on the drug prices and such, it may be we who pay the consequences.
/not pro-bush. i'd be pro saddam before i was pro bush!
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Usually the largest (volume) customer gets the better price.
That aside, the reason other countries get cheaper meds is because they have price controls. The point some of us should be considering is that the companies still do (profitable) business with these places even with the caps in place.
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