Quote Originally Posted by cassiesmom View Post
Puckstop, I don't think it's supply and demand, R&D costs, or government regulations. I think it's Big Pharma's goal of profit.
Is it profit or "too much" profit that is the problem? Not supply/demand? Then why are the drugs cheaper in areas of the world with WAY less demand for them?

Also, a little research will show that many companies generate a MUCH larger proft % than the pharmaceutical industry. It is very expensive to get a drug to market.

I don't think health care is in need of reform; I think health insurance (including Medicare, Medicaid, and prescription drug coverage) is desperately in need of reform.
I agree. But if you take the profit motive out of the equation, health care WILL need reform... Because it will suck because nobody with talent will want to do it anymore.

Profit is not evil. Greed, however, is. Put more responsibility into the hands of the patient. Let everybody see what it REALLY costs. Then people start shopping around, like we did with Tanya's pregnancy. We found AMAZING care for less than half the cost of the "usual" hospital here in town. Competition breeds cost cutting and better service. Lets face it... Healthcare IS a business.

No, its not "easy" to get there. Yes, not everybody will do well in such a system. It will still be better than what we get if government runs it all. Ask my father in law... Ask my brother in law... YEARS waiting for stuff that I could get next week, at worst, here.