Trump Wants To Require Drug Makers, Insurers And Hospitals To Disclose Prices

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During his SOTU address President Trump called on drug companies, health insurers and hospitals to “disclose real prices'

 

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He doesnt understand geographical pricing. I’m sure a cab driver in India is not going to pay $300 for a cancer drug. He will die. And it takes about 17 years from drug discovery to release. They have to recoup all that money salaries, overhead etc.

Allow HSAs to pay for doctor visits too. Disclose your prices, hospitals, and allow the market competition to begin.

Why?

Still won't make it affordable. Just because you can see the run away train won't stop it from destroying you when it comes around.

Yeah...that'll do it. After all (in his eyes) he's closer to God then the Pope. trump elites corporations bigpharma lipservice

They should disclose it all. They have human health by the balls. The real problem is the disconnect between the receiver and the provider, created by insurance. They make too much money and have too much control.

How about letting Medicare directly negotiate with drug companies like the rest of the world? There's no reason why the US should pay the highest costs for health care and subsidize R&D for new drugs for the rest of the world. trump healthcare healthcarecosts

As soon as he discloses his taxes.

Transparency would do more for lowering healthcare cost than the affordable care act could ever dream of doing. fixthisthing capitalism transparency showtheprice

How bout you discole dietz nuts

How about Trump hoteLS does the same thing

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