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It would be interesting if there was much more emphasis on maintaining health than negotiating drug prices. Some issues may not be helped but there are quite a few that can be impacted.

Sorry - no news link but everyone here can read and use google, right ?

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… use google, right ?

Or use DDG https://duckduckgo.com/ instead of Google using you? :slight_smile:

George

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Obesity, smoking, drinking, drugs, junk food, poor nutrition, too much sugar, too much fat, not enough fiber.

What are we missing?

It would be interesting if there was much more emphasis on maintaining health than negotiating drug prices

Why can’t you do both?

The problem with drug pricing is that political corruption is preventing competitive pricing.

intercst

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I have the same concerns about Google, but you have to give them credit. Or at least I do. Their search results are usually more relevant to me, and presented in a more readable fashion.

I use Vivaldi, and they recommend “startpage.com”. I don’t like it. I switched to Google because it’s just better. There were times on startpage where the answer I was looking for wasn’t even listed, but Google had it at the top of the list.

I find duckduckgo to be similar. Maybe better, maybe not (than startpage). But Google give me what I need very efficiently. FWIW.

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And corporate greed. The extreme example was that guy who jacked-up the price of an epipen to around $1000 per shot (I forget the exact number). It was previously less than $100. He ended up going to prison for that, and well-deserved. But he did recognize that they have what we need, so they have all the power. “Pay me or go someplace else and die.”

I think CostPlus exposes this because they buy wholesale, do a few percent markup to cover costs, and sell it to us. So it’s obvious if you are paying more than that, someone is screwing you. Only government can stop that, but we allow campaign contributions (i.e. bribes), which messes that up.

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We have a thread where the OP would find it more interesting to discuss health than drug prices and all the replies are either discussing search engines or drug prices.

PSU

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We have a thread where the OP would find it more interesting to discuss health than drug prices and all the replies are either discussing search engines or drug prices.

People should exercise more.

Mike

And corporate greed. The extreme example was that guy who jacked-up the price of an epipen to around $1000 per shot (I forget the exact number). It was previously less than $100. He ended up going to prison for that, and well-deserved.

The epipen deal was the Manchin spawn. No jail for her – $30.8 million Golden Parachute.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Bresch#EpiPen_pricing_…

intercst

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PSU writes,

We have a thread where the OP would find it more interesting to discuss health than drug prices and all the replies are either discussing search engines or drug prices.

Does adopting healthful behavior face the same obstacles as obtaining competitive drug pricing?

I suppose if you’re poor, you might live in a “food desert” where the local grocery store doesn’t sell fresh vegetables. I doubt that describes anyone posting here.

intercst

And our health discussion board was closed.

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It would be interesting if there was much more emphasis on maintaining health than negotiating drug prices.

You can lead a horse to water…

From my years of experience, patients/people more often want the answer from a pill instead of from work. Physicians are paid to fix current problems not necessarily give mini lectures on prevention. Insurance companies reward “doing” not “talking”.

My personal physician is big on prevention, has an on staff dietician, is starting up an exercise consultation with a PT, but he is also a “boutique” operation. No insurance.

JLC

And our health discussion board was closed.

OK, I’ll contribute.

I walk 50 miles per week at a brisk pace and still weigh the same as when I graduated from college.

I do that by walking almost everywhere I go within a 3 mile radius of my home.

It also allows me to eat a diet of cheeseburgers, pizza, and chocolate donuts without putting on any weight. (I do eat one large salad a day to balance that out.)

intercst

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JLC writes,

My personal physician is big on prevention, has an on staff dietician, is starting up an exercise consultation with a PT, but he is also a “boutique” operation. No insurance.

See previous post. I’m getting all that without the “boutique” medicine fee.

intercst

I walk 50 miles per week at a brisk pace

It’s not about you.

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I was thinking of Shkreli. Couldn’t remember the name, so had to look it up.

https://fortune.com/2017/08/08/martin-shkreli-pharma-bro-pha…

Hadn’t heard of Bresch. Shkreli seemed to get most of the flak.

It also allows me to eat a diet of cheeseburgers, pizza, and chocolate donuts without putting on any weight.

Hopefully that is all in moderation. You can’t out exercise a crappy diet.

JLC

Does adopting healthful behavior face the same obstacles as obtaining competitive drug pricing?

Since it is her thread and not your thread, maybe you would stick to the topic. You already have your other 1562 threads you started on drug prices to continue to discuss drug prices.

PSU

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And our health discussion board was closed.

TMF renamed this board so you could have some health-related discussions.

https://discussion.fool.com/health-related-finances-121706.aspx

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OK, I’ll contribute.

I walk 50 miles per week at a brisk pace and still weigh the same as when I graduated from college.

I do that by walking almost everywhere I go within a 3 mile radius of my home.

It also allows me to eat a diet of cheeseburgers, pizza, and chocolate donuts without putting on any weight. (I do eat one large salad a day to balance that out.)

intercst

I guess your tombstone, if you are willing to allocate some of your estate for such a frivolous item that you can’t even personally experience, will say: “He lived the perfect, optimal life”.

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