Who here "opposes" this simple Sanders' proposal?

[nat4900]

One of Sanders' proposal is not only sane but doable if only congress was not a bunch of self-centered cowards...The proposal is to compel Medicare to openly negotiate with big pharmaceuticals companies for lower prices based on volume.....

Who would lose if this proposal were to become a reality? Big pharma's CEOs and board members who no longer could upgrade to more modern Lear jets every few years.

 

[the_human_being]

One of Sanders' proposal is not only sane but doable if only congress was not a bunch of self-centered cowards...The proposal is to compel Medicare to openly negotiate with big pharmaceuticals companies for lower prices based on volume.....

Who would lose if this proposal were to become a reality? Big pharma's CEOs and board members who no longer could upgrade to more modern Lear jets every few years.

I don't think that is what people oppose about Sanders. Actually, there are several things concerning Healthcare that would save money and should have already been addressed by Congress.

 

[irosie91]

One of Sanders' proposal is not only sane but doable if only congress was not a bunch of self-centered cowards...The proposal is to compel Medicare to openly negotiate with big pharmaceuticals companies for lower prices based on volume.....

Who would lose if this proposal were to become a reality? Big pharma's CEOs and board members who no longer could upgrade to more modern Lear jets every few years.

the proposal makes no sense------"MEDICARE" does not BUY medications

 

[Dovahkiin]

The people who disagree are the same morons who lean towards neoliberalism.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Even a broken clock is right twice a day....Sander's downfall is the other 22 hours

 

[g5000]

One of Sanders' proposal is not only sane but doable if only congress was not a bunch of self-centered cowards...The proposal is to compel Medicare to openly negotiate with big pharmaceuticals companies for lower prices based on volume.....

Who would lose if this proposal were to become a reality? Big pharma's CEOs and board members who no longer could upgrade to more modern Lear jets every few years.

the proposal makes no sense------"MEDICARE" does not BUY medications

Drug coverage (Part D) | Medicare.gov

 

[irosie91]

Even a broken clock is right twice a day....Sander's downfall is the other 22 hours

good one, sassy. I sometimes get the sense that sanders is 'getting slow'

 

[irosie91]

One of Sanders' proposal is not only sane but doable if only congress was not a bunch of self-centered cowards...The proposal is to compel Medicare to openly negotiate with big pharmaceuticals companies for lower prices based on volume.....

Who would lose if this proposal were to become a reality? Big pharma's CEOs and board members who no longer could upgrade to more modern Lear jets every few years.

the proposal makes no sense------"MEDICARE" does not BUY medications

Drug coverage (Part D) | Medicare.gov

right a MEDICARE recipient----in order to get drug coverage has to have SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE. That insurance has to worry about the payments

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

One of Sanders' proposal is not only sane but doable if only congress was not a bunch of self-centered cowards...The proposal is to compel Medicare to openly negotiate with big pharmaceuticals companies for lower prices based on volume.....

Who would lose if this proposal were to become a reality? Big pharma's CEOs and board members who no longer could upgrade to more modern Lear jets every few years.

Ok, great.... sounds wonderful but it also shows how clueless this man is about how things work. He's an economic numskull.

 

[ClosedCaption]

No one can but they can point at the word Socialism and go "Eww Yucky"

 

[g5000]

One of Sanders' proposal is not only sane but doable if only congress was not a bunch of self-centered cowards...The proposal is to compel Medicare to openly negotiate with big pharmaceuticals companies for lower prices based on volume.....

Who would lose if this proposal were to become a reality? Big pharma's CEOs and board members who no longer could upgrade to more modern Lear jets every few years.

the proposal makes no sense------"MEDICARE" does not BUY medications

Drug coverage (Part D) | Medicare.gov

right a MEDICARE recipient----in order to get drug coverage has to have SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE. That insurance has to worry about the payments

And there's the problem Sanders is talking about!

The negotiating is done between the insurance company and the drug companies, unlike when those same patients were on Medicaid and Medicaid negotiated the prices.

When seniors were switched over to Medicare D, their cost of prescription drugs shot up.

 

[Arianrhod]

One of Sanders' proposal is not only sane but doable if only congress was not a bunch of self-centered cowards...The proposal is to compel Medicare to openly negotiate with big pharmaceuticals companies for lower prices based on volume.....

Who would lose if this proposal were to become a reality? Big pharma's CEOs and board members who no longer could upgrade to more modern Lear jets every few years.

Ok, great.... sounds wonderful but it also shows how clueless this man is about how things work. He's an economic numskull.

Then you can no doubt explain why Americans pay more for American-patented (though manufactured overseas) pharmaceuticals than anyone else.

 

[irosie91]

No one can but they can point at the word Socialism and go "Eww Yucky"

no doubt that Sanders is quite socialistic-------ok ---fine with me----but as far as how is programs will be FINANCED_------he seems to have NO IDEA and certainly no viable
plan

 

[9thIDdoc]

The system can't be fixed while insurance companies are an integral part of the system.

 

[irosie91]

One of Sanders' proposal is not only sane but doable if only congress was not a bunch of self-centered cowards...The proposal is to compel Medicare to openly negotiate with big pharmaceuticals companies for lower prices based on volume.....

Who would lose if this proposal were to become a reality? Big pharma's CEOs and board members who no longer could upgrade to more modern Lear jets every few years.

the proposal makes no sense------"MEDICARE" does not BUY medications

Drug coverage (Part D) | Medicare.gov

right a MEDICARE recipient----in order to get drug coverage has to have SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE. That insurance has to worry about the payments

And there's the problem Sanders is talking about!

The negotiating is done between the insurance company and the drug companies, unlike when those same patients were on Medicaid and Medicaid negotiated the prices.

When seniors were switched over to Medicare D, their cost of prescription drugs shot up.

Medicaid is NOT the same as medicare. YES---the government was eager to put
Medicaid people ON MEDICARE as soon as they could-----because medicare DOES NOT SO AS MUCH PAYING as does Medicaid. If Sanders said that MEDICAID should be negotiating drug prices ---THEN he would have made sense

 

[irosie91]

The system can't be fixed while insurance companies are an integral part of the system.

right----neither capitalism nor socialism can be fixed

 

[Dovahkiin]

No one can but they can point at the word Socialism and go "Eww Yucky"

These are the same people who cry about the deficit while worshipping Reagan, a man who ran a deficit. The irony of this is, the deficit is largely connected to the "Reagan boom" that, you guessed it, vanished when the deficit was cut.

 

[ClosedCaption]

No one can but they can point at the word Socialism and go "Eww Yucky"

no doubt that Sanders is quite socialistic-------ok ---fine with me----but as far as how is programs will be FINANCED_------he seems to have NO IDEA and certainly no viable
plan

What do you mean financed? He's saying they should be able to negotiate. You dont need to finance a negotiation

 

[nat4900]

the proposal makes no sense------"MEDICARE" does not BUY medications

Dumber response than usual......

 

[Pogo]

The people who disagree are the same morons who lean towards neoliberalism.

When all else fails --- invoke a bullshit neo-label and spit it out with malice. Go for the emotions and fuck rationality.