What happens if drug prices are lowered?

[debbiedowner]

They will shift the cost onto non-government insured patients and life will go on.

The cost goes up to insurance company your premiums go up more than they already have.

 

[White 6]

Thanks for the input from Woodznutz, Harry Dresden and Captain Caveman. Good to hear from people close to my age (almost 71). I do believe (to a certain extent) in modern medicine, but for me, that is like saying I trust the intelligence community (again to an extent) and the closer it gets to personal involvement or people close to me, the less likely to abstractly trust and act in reliance without deeper personal investigation with multiple sources.
Sorry Board for distracting from the actual Topic of the OP. I do believe, the US can and should have a better extension of and standard for healthcare, no matter the income level, since profit of this entire sector is through the roof, while the US is far from top in providing healthcare and lagging on longevity (by international standard), across the board, in the richest nation on earth.

 

[braalian]

As a nurse who’s spent many years administering meds to residents in nursing homes, I can say with absolute certainty that old people who stop taking the meds their doc prescribed them almost always have a bad outcome from doing so

 

[Woodznutz]

when you take statins you should take a CQ10 supplement....i have never experienced muscle weakness or joint pain after my cardiologist told me about them....

I've never had high cholesterol, or high BP.

 

[Woodznutz]

Thanks for the input from Woodznutz, Harry Dresden and Captain Caveman. Good to hear from people close to my age (almost 71). I do believe (to a certain extent) in modern medicine, but for me, that is like saying I trust the intelligence community (again to an extent) and the closer it gets to personal involvement or people close to me, the less likely to abstractly trust and act in reliance without deeper personal investigation with multiple sources.
Sorry Board for distracting from the actual Topic of the OP. I do believe, the US can and should have a better extension of and standard for healthcare, no matter the income level, since profit of this entire sector is through the roof, while the US is far from top in providing healthcare and lagging on longevity (by international standard), across the board, in the richest nation on earth.

Rich nation = rich foods= poor health.

 

[Woodznutz]

As a nurse who’s spent many years administering meds to residents in nursing homes, I can say with absolute certainty that old people who stop taking the meds their doc prescribed them almost always have a bad outcome from doing so

Nursing homes are where old people go to die. Life expectancy after admission, one year at most.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Would you also be glad to know that I stopped taking the drugs prescribed for me after my bypass surgery? Statins and BP drugs. They were making me sick. I'm doing fine without them, especially my blood pressure.

Yeah, right! What does your doctor think?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Nursing homes are where old people go to die. Life expectancy after admission, one year at most.

My mother lasted one afternoon.

 

[braalian]

Nursing homes are where old people go to die. Life expectancy after admission, one year at most.

That’s definitely not true. I’ve taken care of many residents who live in the home for many years

 

[Woodznutz]

That’s definitely not true. I’ve taken care of many residents who live in the home for many years

Sorry, it's 2.2 years. Other sources I accessed were clearly wrong.

What Is the Average Life Expectancy of a Person in a Nursing Home? - Caring.com

Learn about the standard of care in a nursing home, including how long the average stay lasts and the mortality numbers for seniors receiving long-term care.

www.caring.com

 

[braalian]

Sorry, it's 2.2 years. Other sources I accessed were clearly wrong.

What Is the Average Life Expectancy of a Person in a Nursing Home? - Caring.com

Learn about the standard of care in a nursing home, including how long the average stay lasts and the mortality numbers for seniors receiving long-term care.

www.caring.com

I’m not even sure what your point is? Nursing homes cannot be blamed.

Everybody dies.

People who are admitted to a care facility because their condition has deteriorated to a point where they require 24/7 nursing care are obviously going to die much, much sooner than the general population.

That’s just common sense.

And trust me, in the vast majority of cases the residents receive better care then they did at home from family.

This despite the fact that my CNAs have to care for 10 totally dependent and incontinent people during their shift, while families have the luxury of providing 1:1 care.

You take care of ten adults who need to be fed, dressed, changed and transferred out of bed with mechanical lifts or with backbreaking, repetitive muscle power.

Try it. See how much time you have to devote to each individual out of that 10. Give it a try.

 

[Dekster]

The cost goes up to insurance company your premiums go up more than they already have.

Undoubtedly, but these companies aren't going to just stop making a profit because the Donald signed an EO. They will find a way.

 

[Harry Dresden]

I've never had high cholesterol, or high BP.

im talking about everyone here who have said they had aches and pains after taking a statin drug...

 

[Woodznutz]

I’m not even sure what your point is? Nursing homes cannot be blamed.

Everybody dies.

People who are admitted to a care facility because their condition has deteriorated to a point where they require 24/7 nursing care are obviously going to die much, much sooner than the general population.

That’s just common sense.

And trust me, in the vast majority of cases the residents receive better care then they did at home from family.

This despite the fact that my CNAs have to care for 10 totally dependent and incontinent people during their shift, while families have the luxury of providing 1:1 care.

You take care of ten adults who need to be fed, dressed, changed and transferred out of bed with mechanical lifts or with backbreaking, repetitive muscle power.

Try it. See how much time you have to devote to each individual out of that 10. Give it a try.

Sorry, apple and oranges.

 

[Woodznutz]

im talking about everyone here who have said they had aches and pains after taking a statin drug...

That's why I quit taking them.

 

[braalian]

I never had any aches or pains on atorvastatin, been taking it over a year. Did lower my bad cholesterol and raise my good.

Anyways, I’d say high cholesterol is more dangerous than some muscle cramps

 

[Harry Dresden]

That's why I quit taking them.

and thats why you should have taken a CQ10 supplement...

 

[Woodznutz]

and thats why you should have taken a CQ10 supplement...

Perhaps.