Drugs are overpriced in general, and because we are one of the only countries that truly does not negotiate or set prices, our consumers are paying the price.
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Unless we take significant steps to address that, it's going to continue to be the problem. States have attempted to address this, but are somewhat constrained in what they're allowed to do. It raises the question of why Congress is not taking steps to amend this. As long as Congress doesn't act, I think you're going to see states be as creative as they can in doing something themselves.
Ultimately, we do have to fix the whole health care system in this country. But we don't have to wait for that to happen to get drug prices under control. We can do that now if the government would do the negotiating instead of turning over that job to private companies.
On a drug-by-drug basis, someone could save well over $1,000 a year. For someone who is not covered by the soon-to-be-rolled out Medicare program and isn't elderly and doesn't have any coverage, $1,000 is huge. It explains why some people are doing this. It explains why at least 22 states this year looked at legislation addressing importation.
Maybe this is one way to move the federal government. It's a ridiculous way to be addressing the problem to go state by state, receiving threats from the government saying it's illegal, and yet states are doing it anyway. It just shows how desperate they are to come up with anything to reduce drug prices for their citizens.
Drugs are overpriced in general, and because we are one of the only countries that truly does not negotiate or set prices, our consumers are paying the price.
This quote is just one of 9 total Sharon Treat quotes in our collection. Sharon Treat is known for saying 'Drugs are overpriced in general, and because we are one of the only countries that truly does not negotiate or set prices, our consumers are paying the price.' as well as some of the following quotes.