Comments on: Health Care, Walmart, and Free Market Competition http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/09/28/health-care-walmart-and-free-market-competition/ Cleaning the Augean Stables of the Health Care Debate Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:13:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Matt http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/09/28/health-care-walmart-and-free-market-competition/#comment-7638 Matt Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:45:21 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/09/28/health-care-walmart-and-free-market-competition/#comment-7638 Catron, YOU don't believe in the free market for healthcare, so why would you chastise others for the same thing? Catron, YOU don’t believe in the free market for healthcare, so why would you chastise others for the same thing?

]]> By: Pharmacy God http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/09/28/health-care-walmart-and-free-market-competition/#comment-7461 Pharmacy God Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:10:32 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/09/28/health-care-walmart-and-free-market-competition/#comment-7461 Wanna see brand-name medication prices really drop? Get rid of physician sampling and the so called trial cards. Today I had a card from the manufacturer that took an oral contraceptive price from $46 to $11. I'm sure the manufacturer is still making a pretty penny. Get rid of these (and government-contract pricing for hospitals...$45 for 100 Prevacid 30mg when retail pharmacy pays $440) and you'll see medication costs drop. Wanna see brand-name medication prices really drop? Get rid of physician sampling and the so called trial cards. Today I had a card from the manufacturer that took an oral contraceptive price from $46 to $11. I’m sure the manufacturer is still making a pretty penny.

Get rid of these (and government-contract pricing for hospitals…$45 for 100 Prevacid 30mg when retail pharmacy pays $440) and you’ll see medication costs drop.

]]> By: Catron http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/09/28/health-care-walmart-and-free-market-competition/#comment-7457 Catron Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:26:42 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/09/28/health-care-walmart-and-free-market-competition/#comment-7457 Marc, dude, you missed the point (yet again). Marc, dude, you missed the point (yet again).

]]> By: Marc Brown http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/09/28/health-care-walmart-and-free-market-competition/#comment-7456 Marc Brown Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:10:42 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/09/28/health-care-walmart-and-free-market-competition/#comment-7456 Surely you realise that this is only possible for drugs out of patent - that's the real 'competition'. Surely you realise that this is only possible for drugs out of patent - that’s the real ‘competition’.

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