Pharmacare -New Drugs (Incentives)

[August1991]

I fear that any State scheme to pay for new medical procedures will reduce the incentives to discover new medication.

Moreover, it opens the likelihood of conservative abuse.

In Canada, we can free ride on the private US system.

 

[August1991]

I am amazed that there is no response, no opinion on this thread.

The federal Liberals and NDP just signed a federal pharmacare bill.

With this law, there will be fewer incentives for new drugs, or new medication.

[eyeball]

On 2/27/2024 at 6:06 PM, August1991 said:

1. I fear that any State scheme to pay for new medical procedures will reduce the incentives to discover new medication.

2. Moreover, it opens the likelihood of conservative abuse

3. In Canada, we can free ride on the private US system.

1. Why?

2. How?

3. What? 

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[August1991]

13 minutes ago, eyeball said:

1. Why?

2. How?

3. What? 

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1.  In Montreal, I trust the STM guy.

2. State bureaucrats are likely to become, uh, bought.

3. We Canadians live in the cold north.

 

[ExFlyer]

On 2/27/2024 at 9:06 PM, August1991 said:

I fear that any State scheme to pay for new medical procedures will reduce the incentives to discover new medication.

Moreover, it opens the likelihood of conservative abuse.

In Canada, we can free ride on the private US system.

 

 

10 hours ago, August1991 said:

I am amazed that there is no response, no opinion on this thread.

The federal Liberals and NDP just signed a federal pharmacare bill.

With this law, there will be fewer incentives for new drugs, or new medication.

We have no real research pharma companies in Canada so  to "discover new medication" in Canada is a non starter.

[Dougie93]

On 2/27/2024 at 9:06 PM, August1991 said:

Moreover, it opens the likelihood of conservative abuse.

except conservatives are the only ones in opposition to Big Pharma

Big Pharma now being just another cohort of the Woke leftist totalitarians

[August1991]

On 3/2/2024 at 8:56 AM, ExFlyer said:

 

We have no real research pharma companies in Canada so  to "discover new medication" in Canada is a non starter.

Disagree about people in Canada.

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But in your view, we Canadians are free-riders. Like the US Dems. Other people will find these miracle drugs.

[ExFlyer]

19 hours ago, August1991 said:

Disagree about people in Canada.

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But in your view, we Canadians are free-riders. Like the US Dems. Other people will find these miracle drugs.

People??

I said pharma companies.

And yes, we are free riders to American and international pharma companies.

"60% of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) are produced in China while 70% of finished pharmaceuticals (such as tablets) are produced in India. This translates to 70% of all finished prescription drugs in Canada and 90% of all components used in drugs manufactured domestically originating from abroad."

https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en/knowledge/publications/267cfb99/made-in-canada-the-challenges-of-increasing-domestic-production-of-pharmaceuticals

Edited March 4, 2024 by ExFlyer

[Nationalist]

More government spending. Oh goodie. And more taxation of working folks. Marvelous. 

With this, the pharma corps will flood doctors with incentives and Canada will become even more of a drug addled society.

Got an ouchie? Take a pill. Feel bad today? Take a pill. What? You're now addicted to the pills? We got a pill for that too.

And the lie behind it all?

Don't worry about the cost...

It's free.