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Why do you think only the govt can conduct "human clinical trials"?
A patent is the state granting a crony (pal) a monopoly and the practice should be ended.
Im not for eliminating safety, I'm for eliminating the govt version. Govt safety kills.
Nobody is going to develop new drugs they are not going to be able to make money on.
Nobody is going to develop new drugs they are not going to be able to make money on.
Well, not always. The new Ebola vaccine was developed in a Canadian government lab in my city. Then it was turned over to a drug company to develop further and bring to market.
Government has NO INCENTIVE to provide good service. We are a captive audience to government, and when we need something the government has no problem ignoring us, or putting us in a long waiting line. There is no profit motive, no competition, and little or no accountability. We can complain to our politicians, but we all know how that goes. Do you want DMV, or VA style health care, then turn it over to government.
Funny how right wingers focus on the VA and not Medicare in a "Medicare-for-all" system. Why is that? The VA has been lacking funds as a result of massive war spending supported by the right wingers. More wars=more injured. You like your wars but dont want to pay for the consequences. Then you can whine about how the VA is "broken" and needs to be privatized. While enjoying your Medicare.
Under the single payer system, one entity - the government - receives the medical bills and pays for everyone's care.
Insurance companies, even if they exist, would be out of the loop. That one government entity (the single payer) sets all the premiums, collects the money from Americans and pays the bills. Medicare for all.
Since the ACA looks like it will fail, and Repeal and Replace is not going forward it looks like Single Payer will some day become a reality.
What do you think?
Yes. The entire system of employer-based insurance is failing. Employers are hiring more and more part time workers and independent contractors so that they won't have to provide same. This is only going to increase in the coming years.
Let's divorce insurance from our particular employment situation.
No one has come up with a method of paying for it. Several states have either tried it or considered it, and each one dropped it because they couldn't pay for it.
If you can't afford it, you probably shouldn't buy it.
Where did you get that idea? Clinical trials are very expensive and conducting phase I, II, and III trials can take several years. Drug companies conduct and foot the bill on most human clinical trials. This often include clinicals trials in foreign countries. Their undertaking the trials and footing the bill makes sense as they are the ones who will will benefit if their drug is approved. Phase I of a trial usually tests various dosage options for safety. The data from that phase is used by the drug company to determine dosage in Phase II.
When seeking a new drug approval, the drug company submits the results of its clinical trials for review by the FDA. Based on the clinical trial results, the FDA will make a decision.
again another person talking about high costs and length of time for approval while ignoring the govt component that it makes it so.
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Where did you get that idea? Clinical trials are very expensive and conducting phase I, II, and III trials can take several years. Drug companies conduct and foot the bill on most human clinical trials. This often include clinicals trials in foreign countries. Their undertaking the trials and footing the bill makes sense as they are the ones who will will benefit if their drug is approved. Phase I of a trial usually tests various dosage options for safety. The data from that phase is used by the drug company to determine dosage in Phase II.
