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1. Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer@sn.jonkman.ca)'s status on Thursday, 29-Jun-2017 02:29:20 UTC Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
   I just came back from a panel discussion about Universal #Pharmacare, where the government makes bulk purchases of generic drugs then fully funds all drug costs for its citizens. The pharmacist at the panel called these types of drugs "the me-too drugs", because they only exist to create a marketing push, not because they actually solve a problem. http://kwpeace.ca/event/town-hall-on-pharmacare-hosted-by-kw-council-of-canadians-kwcofc/?instance_id=3400
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer@sn.jonkman.ca)'s status on Thursday, 29-Jun-2017 04:35:38 UTC Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

     • Hallå Kitteh
     I think the problem is that the patient doesn't pay for the drugs directly. The insurance companies pay the pharmacies the exorbitant fees, then raise the cost of insurance just a little for everyone, yet both the pharmacies and insurance companies profit. Also, I don't think most people in the U.S. get to choose their insurance provider, their employer does it for them. In Canada most health care (but not drugs) are paid for through taxes, so no insurance companies get involved directly.