tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241416962008169508.post3087615211386867015..comments2024-03-27T21:03:58.972-04:00Comments on Just A Life Sciences Blog...: More On Drug Price Increases -- "The Rule, Not The Exception" -- Unfortunately. [Now IMPROVED With. . . Tech Industry Analogy!]Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241416962008169508.post-84390206370182975242015-10-05T09:49:38.639-04:002015-10-05T09:49:38.639-04:00Your points are excellent, Anon.
And clearly not ...Your points are excellent, Anon.<br /><br />And clearly not a debate we will solve in comments -- it is a complicated manifold problem.<br /><br />However, it is clear that multinational pharma makes quite a heady margin -- and generates cash flow which is eclipsed only by the likes of Apple.<br /><br />The US cannot dictate how the EU prices medicine -- or health care. But the idea that we should prevent our own government from negotiating prices with pharma seems. . .Un-American. And I realize that term adds nothing to the debate.<br /><br />But it is a debate for the ages. I will return to it in future posts.<br /><br />I for one don't think the multinational pharma industry is as sstrapped as it claims to be -- on R&D, or cash flow. Just my $0.02.<br /><br />Namaste, and do stop back!Condorhttp://shearlingsplowed.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241416962008169508.post-61662780708635173802015-10-05T08:26:51.603-04:002015-10-05T08:26:51.603-04:00So, there is a large discussion that the USA is pa...So, there is a large discussion that the USA is paying for the negotiated prices that Pharma has to deal with in Europe. <br /><br />If we go with unfettered capitalism, the companies have to make a $ or two. With the $2 taken away by the European price fix, where do companies get the chance to establish the better cash flow? <br /><br />If we restrict them from making the big bucks here~how will it impact R+D?<br /><br />Just asking the 'larger debate.' Which to me is: how much is too much?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com