Because they can. Eli Lilly is one of the worst offenders.
Dan On Aug 1, 2013, at 11:11 AM, Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> wrote: > Gary Hurst wrote: > >> for the first time i can recall in my life, you can now have health >> insurance but still face financial ruin or inability to afford healthcare > > > A friend of mine pays 5 digits in annual medical insurance premiums for a > family of four (two fourtysomethigns and two teens). Last year he ran some > fingers through a table saw. His coinsurance/copays for the surgeries etc was > over $20k. He could pay $20-30k, but it sure messes up the household budget > for the next few years. > > That blogger with the $7k drug that BCBS wants to split 50/50 with him? > A comment on his original blog post on the subject said: > "Canadian pharmacy. Thirty tablets, 100mg, 299.99. Do your due diligence > before ordering. US patent expires in 2014 and generics should be available > here when it does." > > If the Canadian government will only let them charge $10 a dose, and they > willingly sell it in Canada for that price, why do they have to get $230 each > when they sell it in USA? > > Mitch. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
