In September of 2016, US Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton released a proposal that would create an oversight panel that would protect U.S. consumers from large price hikes on long-available, lifesaving drugs. The proposal was in response to recent steep price increases on drugs including the AIDS drug Daraprim and the EpiPen. Proponents of drug price regulation argue that drug makers raise prices to benefit the value of their stock and invest little of their profits in the development and research of new drugs. Opponents of regulation argue that consumers rely on drug companies to…
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@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
Yes
@9FL3R692yrs2Y
Something that supports my claim is 'emergency medical'. Emergency medical is when you can not get treatment unless it is really dangerous for your health. I do not agree with the fact that your arm needs to be nearly chopped off for one to get assistance. You see the belittlement of ones illness not only in the health care system or should I say the illness system, but also in the mental health system. I should not have to be near death or server depression to be noticed and helped.
@8S42RMPHealthcare9mos9MO
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I get where you're coming from, but here's the thing: when you argue for government price regulation, you're actually reinforcing the very system that leads to this "emergency medical" situation you're frustrated about. Why? When the government steps in to cap prices, it often creates shortages because pharmaceutical companies have less incentive to innovate or even produce certain drugs. Ever heard of the insulin crisis in Canada? They capped prices, and guess what—shortages followed, leaving people struggling to access it at all. So while you think regulating prices will help, history shows it just leads to fewer options and longer waits.
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@9FWR7BLRepublican2yrs2Y
The government should not regulate prices on life saving drugs because if they regulate too much, it may become too costly to create these drugs and they wouldn't be available to anyone at all.
@9GGLMVCRepublican2yrs2Y
So many citizens can not afford life saving medications, it should not be a choice when someone's life hangs int he balance.
Yes because then the people will see that the price is way too expensive then they will stop buying drugs and not messing up their knowledge.
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
Yes, and we should socialize medicine and healthcare
When our society is healthy and cared for, everybody wins. Even if we toss compassion out the window, even if all you care about is the money, the financial benefits are there. A healthy society is more productive and has a healthier, more robust economy.
@VulcanMan6 2yrs2Y
The only goal of a society's healthcare system should be to provide healthcare to the public. Privatization fundamentally sabotages and destroys this goal for the sake of the personal gain of private interests, just as it does for every other industry as well. Only by eliminating the private ownership of society's necessary services and resources, in favor of a system owned and controlled by the public itself, can we ever truly have a system made to work for the people.
@9CJ6CB62yrs2Y
Especially considering the thousands of issues with privatized control in general, it’s a really horrible idea to let the profit motive affect healthcare, especially when it’s so necessary that people will literally die with out it.
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
Yes, and the government should regulate the price of all prescription drugs
@9FS5TP3Republican 2yrs2Y
The market should be allowed to regulate prices. There are those that are already investing in companies that are intent on providing fair, and transparent pricing of medicines, and I believe that when it catches on, big pharma will have to get on board, or go the way of the buggy whip.
@9FR5GCJ2yrs2Y
The government shouldn't have anything to do with the regulation of prescribed drugs, to begin with, it's not their issue.
@9GZDGWW2yrs2Y
Some people need those drugs in order to live, if the government can control the price they're going to increase them making them too expensive causing the people that need them to live to not be able to afford them.
@9GV36MH2yrs2Y
Government Regulation needs regulation. We have to find a healthy balance between grotesque oversight that hinders our research and development and cripples incentive, and Corporate greed that hurts its customers/patients to the degree of not only attacking the current healthcare system but hurts the outlook of their own product. Collateral damage must be acknowledged and addressed by both sides of the docket. Punitive measures have always stalled progress while incentives have at least proven a percentage of success for all. We should chase for a more perfect incentive system as if it were written in the preamble itself!
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
No
@9FWR7BLRepublican2yrs2Y
This is wrong because if private businesses control prescription drug prices then prices will indefinitely rise, making them less affordable to the general public and in a case where they could've saved lives, one may not have been able to afford it.
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
No, and the government should never regulate prices of private businesses
@VulcanMan6 2yrs2Y
Society's healthcare should have never been privatized to begin with. Private businesses inherently do not operate for the sake of providing for the needs of the public, they operate for the sake of profit; this is a fundamentally anti-societal system that is detrimental to human civilization.
@9FLJ2MY2yrs2Y
Without regulated drug prices, millions of individuals will go without access to life saving medication such as insulin. Insulin costs about 2-4$ to create, and is sold at more than 200$, this is not fair to anyone who has to use such drug.
Large private businesses have proven time and time again to be untrustworthy. They consistently act to maximize profit, even at the expense of people. Middle and lower-class citizens often cannot afford the medications they need to live. As a result, they either die or live the rest of their life in debt.
@B244DQRLibertarian2mos2MO
The whole reason these medications are as expensive as they are is because of government regulation and IP laws. For example, only three companies are allowed to produce and sell insulin in the United States, despite it being the largest market worldwide. 40 other companies could produce and sell it if government did not allow practices such as evergreening and patent thickening that allow these companies to extend market exclusivity for decades, there would be far more competition. A free market allows constant competition that brings down prices for everyone. Government regulation exists… Read more
@9GX8XBV2yrs2Y
The government should regulate the prices of private businesses position on drugs price because drugs can be very harmful to people.
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
No, limiting drug prices would also limit the investment in research and development into new life-saving drugs
@9FR5GCJ2yrs2Y
If we can swiftly research and develop new drugs, we can progress faster. Currently, prescribed drugs aren't limited, and in the past decade, we've achieved what would've taken 30-40 years.
@ISIDEWITH10mos10MO
How might regulating drug prices change people's trust in the healthcare system?
@9VY8W399mos9MO
I think it should depend on the illness and the history of the patient.
@9WX8ZJD8mos8MO
I think if we make essential drugs affordable and force companies to make life saving drugs affordable it could save lives, insulin and drugs like it were never meant to make a profit it’s supposed to save lives
@9WX5Z8G8mos8MO
Drugs have inelastic demand meaning no matter the price people are gonna buy it, therefore we should impose insanely high taxes on these to get as much money as possible.
It would make those with a fixed income more able to take the medication they need
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
No, but shorten the lifespan of drug patents
@9FL3R692yrs2Y
I believe that drug(medicine) should be cheap. Not only because a lot of people are barley able to survive in this economy but because we do not have a health care system we have an illness system. People do not pay attention to how sick you are and how much you cant afford to get the treatment you need until you are nearly dead. This shows exactly why the health care system needs an update not only in the prices of 'drugs ' but also in different types of treatments and tests and medicine that stops people from becoming sick and needing surgery.
@9GG5X6T2yrs2Y
I believe that drug(medicine) should be cheap. Not only because a lot of people are barley able to survive in this economy but because we do not have a health care system we have an illness system. People do not pay attention to how sick you are and how much you cant afford to get the treatment you need until you are nearly dead. This shows exactly why the health care system needs an update not only in the prices of 'drugs ' but also in different types of treatments and tests and medicine that stops people from becoming sick and needing surgery.
@9GV36MH2yrs2Y
Rights of the people to property and pursuit of happiness are in the bill of rights and with that lucrative compensation should be granted to the creators of necessary goods. Incentive is as paramount characteristic to a thriving society. But, Lucrative compensation should still be subject to financial responsibility. Creators should be able to cover costs, compensate and plan for the next endeavor. When those are met, patents should favor the consumer.
@9G4ZDG72yrs2Y
Insulin only costs around $3 to make, but companies sell it for upwards of $300. If other people were allowed to make and sell insulin, many would offer more reasonable prices (say, $5) to stay competitive.
@8F84X9W5yrs5Y
Yes, but only on certain drugs when private businesses are price gouging.
No, because limiting drug prices would also limit the investment in research and development into new life-saving drugs. However there also must not be abuse of the patent system
@8D7X8VBNew Liberty5yrs5Y
No, but private companies should not be allowed to sell the same drug internationally for much less and put the burden on US Citizens to pay for this drug development. Government sets regulation so pharma companies must treat all users around the world fairly.
@959K74L3yrs3Y
Yes, and we should nationalize medicine and healthcare.
@ISIDEWITH10mos10MO
Have you or someone you know ever struggled with the high cost of a necessary medication, and how did that affect you emotionally?
@9YGFG2L8mos8MO
Less drug prices and more or less just the healthcare industry costed my mom a lot of money when she needed things for her back and it was a major struggle for affording my tuition for college and our life at home.
@9YGDG8C8mos8MO
not in America but in Afghanistan i sew a lot of people and i fell sad for thiam
@9YGCXSW8mos8MO
Personally I struggle to afford my medications that keep me alive and healthy. Frequently he become depressed because I have to burden my family to help me pay.
@9TM47P410mos10MO
I have never struggled with this or someone in my family.
@59Q9Z8F5yrs5Y
Ban drug marketing and the billions spend per year on healthcare advertising
@59QG52T5yrs5Y
Yes, they should not allow companies to buy up patents and turn around and sell the drugs at ridiculous profit margins, especially drug research funded by the government. If the research is privately funded, that should not be as tightly regulated.
@56DRBYQIndependent5yrs5Y
Regardless, shorten the lifespan of drug patents and deschedulize marijuana and kratom.
@ISIDEWITH10mos10MO
How would you feel if someone you love couldn’t access a medicine due to its high cost?
@9V256269mos9MO
I believe the cost of healthcare is too high and this is a already faced problem
@9TSCMCL10mos10MO
I would be so devastated for them and would peacefully riot.
@9TSCKDB10mos10MO
If that was the case then i'd be willing to help pay until they were back on their feet.
@9TSBSJS10mos10MO
I feel drug prices should be lowered and that we should focus on getting a universal healthcare for the United States.
@5NCS87Q5yrs5Y
The government would not have to regulate any drug price if the insurance industry did not exist. Drug companies would be bankrupt if anyone had to pay OOP for drugs.
@9D3RPBQ2yrs2Y
Having lifesaving drugs is a human right.
@gandolph5yrs5Y
The FDA is a joke and, in many ways, makes it very difficult for any competition the exist. This, and the existence of third party payments enable the sole proprietor of the pharmaceutical agent to charge essentially what he wishes.
@5NN4KJR5yrs5Y
i am tired of the sheeple thinking the government is the answer to anything. we need to grow up and do it ourself
@59Q665C5yrs5Y
Yes, but only life-saving drugs and a fair profit margin slightly higher than typical for industry should be targeted to encourage further investment in life-saving drugs.
@ISIDEWITH10mos10MO
@9X35VP48mos8MO
Yes, but there should be strong accountability and incentives for government officials to keep these costs low to avoid bribery.
@MilesH 2yrs2Y
No, a socialized healthcare system should offer affordable options to compete with the private sector.
@9S2PG4311mos11MO
The issue with regulating drugs, is that it also harms the producers and providers of these life-saving drugs to do research and developments to improve their effectiveness. Pharmaceutical companies have definitely abused their power and have committed acts that are criminal in nature, but this is not all of them, and it is not at all the time, pharmaceutical companies also help develop essential life-saving drugs and treatments, but they require money in order to pay their personnel and acquire the materials and equipment to do it. Unless the federal And state government are willing to provi… Read more
Yes, and we should socialize medicine and healthcare, shorten the lifespan of drug patents, and the government should regulate the price of all prescription drugs.
@BuffaloChips62 2yrs2Y
Yes, but reimburse the company for all R&D costs.
@9DXJFQP2yrs2Y
No, but abolish the patent system so competitors can produce drugs with narrower profit margins
@ISIDEWITH10mos10MO
Do companies deserve to charge high prices for innovative medicines if they invested millions in research and development, or is that unfair to patients?
@9TRPX3Z10mos10MO
Competition for all medicines should be allowed so there isn't only one medicine available for a certain need. The price should be regulated in that way to make sure it’s affordable to all. So, either require them to share the innovation or price cap it to make it affordable.
@9TRRM6N10mos10MO
I think that companies deserve to make their money back if they invest money into a new technology, but without governmental input or regulation.
@8JR4HZZ5yrs5Y
Drug prices are too high in general. There should be oversight to prevent price gouging as most people who need life saving medication can not live without it. Including mental health medication as it is easy to not take it because of the price and having to choose what drugs to take.
@59Q5RQK5yrs5Y
Open up the market completely, so that other companies can create similar products and sell them cheaper, driving the prices down.
Only if they also enforce that research be published according to the difference in rates of increase in pharmaceutical prices and the inflation rate nationally.
@59QML7R5yrs5Y
Only after financial data is given to the public that supports the set price.
@59QRXQ45yrs5Y
No but they should enforce antitrust laws to prevent pharmacies from hiking their prices with impunity
@8G3WBQS5yrs5Y
No but the government should try to lower price via other means.
@92QWZ2W3yrs3Y
Healthcare should be free for all citizens.
@9BYLX9N2yrs2Y
Yes, but Only when the prices of drugs are getting out of hand and a majority of low income people aren't able to afford these drugs.
@8GN685J5yrs5Y
I hate to say yes because we don't need to have the government control everything, but greed is driving up the costs of medication. We should want to help people and still make money without causing people to have to choose between medication and buying food or paying a bill.
@8G8Z3GNRepublican5yrs5Y
No, but provide incentives for companies to do so
@8G7WZXY5yrs5Y
no but those companies should not get any tax benefits or government funding
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes but only at the state level.
@9F9LZ942yrs2Y
Yes, also shorten the life of drug patents, also they should limit drug prices, and socialize medicine and healthcare.
@9F6TYTB2yrs2Y
The government should prevent big businesses from price gouging and making drugs such as insulin completely unattainable for impoverished people.
@9F3Y8XC2yrs2Y
The government should regulate, but restrict their regulation to not drastically decrease investors and research in newer drugs
@9F2PN6K2yrs2Y
Yes, the government should regulate it by forcing them to be free to people who need them.
@9DZ678C2yrs2Y
Yes, to decrease the price, but only on life-saving medications.
@9DX79WD2yrs2Y
Yes, and nationalize Healthcare and Big Pharma.
@9DSPPKG2yrs2Y
No, abolish drug patents to decrease prices instead.
@9DHTPCB2yrs2Y
No, this means they can increase them too
@9DHJ6332yrs2Y
I support government oversight to stop price gouging for necessary, life-saving drugs. But I do not necessarily support the government itself regulating the prices.
@9DD79J2Republican2yrs2Y
No, this way more the competition between the companies will not only make the drugs cheaper but they will also invest more into R&D to hopefully make them work better.
@9DCMLYY 2yrs2Y
Yes, but companies should be able to have a healthy profit margin over time. People who need life-saving medications cannot afford outrageous profit gouging as is happening now.
@9DBNCHGIndependent2yrs2Y
No, but we should socialize medicine and healthcare.
@9D6SCHY2yrs2Y
No. Government should never regulate process of private businesses. However, massive reform of the FDA to get rid of collusion/corruption and a shortening of the lifespan of drug patents/limiting of their scope would allow the free market to drastically reduce the costs of many drugs naturally (for example, although artificial insulin is cheap to make and most pharmacists and hospitals could do it themselves, the FDA has determined that any artificial insulin, regardless of manufacturing process, violates the patent of the company that currently holds it and sets market prices). The free market will work if it is allowed to be free.
@9D5VG9X2yrs2Y
Yes, since for these people they have no choice but to pay it
@9D5T77T2yrs2Y
Yes, but the government should increase funds for research and development into life-saving drugs
@9D5CHFN2yrs2Y
I think all rxs should be afffordable to everyone!
@9D5434F2yrs2Y
No, And the government should deregulate or dismantle the FDA
@9D4Y3KJ2yrs2Y
No. We need more free market.
@9D4X9GT2yrs2Y
Outright cures need to be unregulated. Perpetual treatments need very strict controls.
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