Insurance Companies and Prescription Drugs
December 15th, 2008 | by Rick |staysmartstayhea1thy asked:
Learn why some drugs cost more than others why does my insurance companies want me to buy mail order drugs. Stay Smart Stay Healthy See more videos at: http://www.youtube.com/user/staysmartstayhealthy
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25 Responses to “Insurance Companies and Prescription Drugs”
By FOREST on Dec 18, 2008 | Reply
ALAN
im tired of the drug companies they just treat us like string puppets, taking our money
By KARL on Dec 21, 2008 | Reply
MAX
Hmmm…. they pioneer futuristic medicines and for this risk they expect to lose money because they shouldn’t take a profit. Wow… Greed to make a drug that people want will make them work hard to pioneer new drugs taht you don’t have to buy but are there when you are hurt or sick.
By AUBREY on Dec 23, 2008 | Reply
REINALDO
They vary for the exact reasons he said. name brand drugs often are advertised so they cost more. Some drugs are very specialized for just a few cases. Becasue there isn’t much of a market they spent a lot developing a drug for a few people, it will cost more.
Some times a drug is still under paptent so there are no generic alternatives, meaning they have a monopoly and researched the drug they will charge more. The market place allows companies to charge more when they research more.
By CLYDE on Dec 24, 2008 | Reply
JULIO
I love how in these videos huge corporate profit margins are always excused as necessary for recouping the weighty, burdensome costs of R&D, production, and advertising.
If they were being spent on R&D, they wouldn’t be called PROFITS. Profits are what’s left AFTER you factor in the expenses.
This video explains HOW different drugs vary wildly in price. But it doesn’t tell you why.
Any guesses?
By JUNIOR on Dec 27, 2008 | Reply
IRA
Wonderful video
By ARNOLD on Dec 28, 2008 | Reply
LOGAN
The only thing this commercial is missing is Billy Mays.
By RODNEY on Dec 31, 2008 | Reply
ESTEBAN
do you have any idea how long forever is
By ALTON on Jan 1, 2009 | Reply
OTIS
lies!! well…the reason they cost so much is profit and greed. it’s twisted. and these videos totally suck
By TIM on Jan 4, 2009 | Reply
EARLE
hhh
By TREVOR on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
DUDLEY
Ys…go talk to your doctor…the guy that may or may not get payments to push certain drugs.
By JULIUS on Jan 9, 2009 | Reply
JEROME
drugs are bad m’kay
By STEPHEN on Jan 10, 2009 | Reply
JONATHON
lol made by a company, wow
By REFUGIO on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
RAMIRO
Are doctors nothing more than salesmen for drug companies?
By HARLEY on Jan 14, 2009 | Reply
MAXWELL
well it is very inconvenient to wait for a mail order. Most senior use mail order because they have to take certain medication for the rest of their lives. But if you were to take an antibiotic for 7 days to get rid of strep throat you will not want to wait for that mail to come in. In other words, Mail order are mostly used for long term medication and you can continuously getting Rx from doctors before hand so you wouldn’t miss your dosage.
By RODERICK on Jan 15, 2009 | Reply
GIL
Generics are cheaper but NOT because they aren’t advertised or marketed. This is misleading. Generics are cheaper because the patent on the drug expires, allowing other drug manufacturers to synthesize the drug and compete. What the video doesn’t explain is that new drugs cost a lot because patents grant the inventor the exclusive right to manufacture the drug, temporarily producing a monopoly, and the lack of competition is what allows the cost to rise so high.
By MERVIN on Jan 18, 2009 | Reply
SPENCER
i like these videos but i feel some high ups in the health industry are making these videos so we make certain choices to either help us or hurt us =s
By FRED on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply
SHAUN
sin, hell, and jesus are are fiction. Somebody needs to take their reality pills. They are generic.
By ERIN on Jan 24, 2009 | Reply
LUIS
Before preaching you should probably learn grammar.
(FYI I’m a christian.)
By JACOB on Jan 24, 2009 | Reply
RON
i hope the insurance behemoths made a deal with God, because they sold their souls a long time ago. Profiting off of letting people die, is there a lower scum of humanity?
By CLEMENT on Jan 25, 2009 | Reply
ROD
yes this video is a propaganda. Made by insurance company. Please rate it low.
By ALI on Jan 28, 2009 | Reply
DENNY
ausome dude. Ill use this information when i get older
By WILL on Jan 29, 2009 | Reply
DENNY
staysmartstayhea1thy channel is a corporate shill.
What the Democrats are working on right now to fix the health care crisis isn’t even enough. It’s not even the will of the people.
A majority of Americans want a single-payer health care system. I’m sorry, but the free market has no business telling people their lives are only worth as much as they’re capable of paying for.
By HOWARD on Jan 31, 2009 | Reply
GONZALO
generic drugs are not the same!!!!! often generics have the same clinical value but do not release the drug the same way brand name drugs do. I have seen so many patients with mental disorders switch to generics and experience treatment set backs because the drug does not have the same effectuation rate.
By DALLAS on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply
JOEY
These videos are propaganda for private health care… Making sure things stay the same in the US.
I feel bad that not all Americans have health care and I hope they can eventually have the guts to take on the big insurance companies.
Until then, they’ll be getting their health education from a truly bias source.
By TOMAS on Feb 3, 2009 | Reply
IAN
I take medication for depression and asbergers.