Comments on: Drug Firms Swallow Bitter Pill Over Pricing

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 04:28:04 +0000

Everyone should know doctors get “green stamps” for prescribing the most expensive drugs v. cheaper generic drugs.

New, may not be improved, given all the problems with various new drugs and their side effects. Older drugs have been proven to be a lot safer, yet there are people who are of a mind they have to get the new branded stuff no matter the cost.

Another annoyance of mine at age 65 and sliding toward my demise… there is no cure for old age! And doctors who do major surgeries on old people when pain meds might give them some degree of comfort and quality of life are in violation of their hippocratic oath.

I can only hope I don’t get talked into driving up the cost of medicare by doing some idiotic surgery as I get older. We live too long and the costs of this with modern medicine that offers no quality of life but does extend it needs to be called into question.

By: Zippo

Zippo — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:21:46 +0000

The base price of pill just went up a touch.

If they wont lock up John Edwards and all the political crooks like him, what makes you think this will save the public a dime.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 23:03:23 +0000

Isn’t THAT a pill! The AG grabs the bucks from the suit in the guise of a medicaid re-reimbursement but what about the people who paid out of pocket or had prescription drug coverage as required by medicare? Pretty lopsided settlement if you ask me.

By: brian vermillion

brian vermillion — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:27:53 +0000

This is the new definition of government: levying fines and taxing people and companies for any non compliance.