• Kaavi@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Sounds crazy they are but allowed to negotiate?

    Is that the same for anything else the government buys? I can’t imagine the army buying 100 tanks and just paying the first price they get?

      • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.one
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        1 year ago

        In fact it’s the first time the government will be able to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies!

        Yes! That’s a great start 👌 especially if the negotiator is NOT getting a kickback from Pharma for negotiating a high price

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      1 year ago

      It’s like

      – Arms dealer: Each tank cost me 500,000 dollars to make. Give me 5 billion for each.

      – Let’s negotiate. How about 500 million instead?

      – Arms dealer: Fiiine, but only because you’re a good client.

      • dirtbiker509@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        This is legitimately how it works in the US between insurance and pharma/medical.

        I just had a baby and I added up the total bill from the hospital and it was $100,000. We were in the hospital for 3 days. My insurance “negotiated” it down to $26,000, and I paid $3000.

        The $100,000 is completely made up from the beginning. Pharma and medical just slap big ass ridiculous numbers down, then the insurance fake negotiates down to a still completely ridiculous number, then that cost has to get eaten by people who pay into insurance, which is basically everyone.