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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have to bring the costs down. And this starts at the top. No more overpaid execs. No more lobbyists. No more crooked drug companies (ie: Mylan and Purdue.) Period. Only then can we have a serious conversation about this because that is why it’s so damn expensive.[/quote]

Yes. Yes. Yes.

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+1.

It's because it "costs" tens of thousands of dollars to go to a hospital, even if it's for something common like giving birth to a child. The argument isn't public vs private, because both have their pros/cons but it won't matter what we end up with if we still have things like drug companies being able to make prices whatever they want, insurance companies claiming costs of care are higher, etc. I am not saying I have the answer to this problem but no matter what path we end up on, if they're going to charge you $600 for an epipen, then prices will continue to go up... whether it's Medicare or a private company. [/quote]
ITA.. and I stated this up thread a few times, but I can't see Rs every agreeing to this. It would mean price regulation which they don't want to do. [b]I don't see why not, though[/b], since they do regulate utilities. Short of price regulations, the only way to get price down is to increase the bargaining power, and that means expanding medicare or medicaid.[/quote]

Because $$$$$. [/quote]
Yes, I know.. I'm saying what "legitimate" reasons do they use to not be able to regulate costs.  What excuse do they use?[/quote]

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