Controversial Alzheimer’s drug could cost US $334B–nearly half of DoD budget(arstechnica.com)
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Controversial Alzheimer’s drug could cost US $334B–nearly half of DoD budget
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/06/controversial-alzheimers-drug-could-cost-us-334b-nearly-half-of-dod-budget/
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If it doesn’t work then by definition nobody is being denied effective treatment, therefore there is nothing to be outraged about.
Isn't ripping off desperate Alzheimer's patients and the taxpayer something to be outraged about?
Peddling false hope to the sick for profit is a particularly sinister form of cruelty.
Peddling false hope to the sick for profit is a particularly sinister form of cruelty.
Yes, scammers are out there scamming. It’s not quite the same as jacking up the price of insulin, though.
It’s called the court of public opinion
Politics. Big Pharma heavily lobbies left-wing forces and in return gains the support of the media and big tech.
It could cost that much but it clearly won’t because Medicare doesn’t have the budget for it.
But it made me click the link so ad revenue secured!
But it made me click the link so ad revenue secured!
And yet Biogen's stock is only $51B? Either the numbers are off or everyone should be buying it.
It's highly suspected that someone will pull the plug on this drug.
Now there is barely a squeak when Biogen charges 56k for a drug that doesn't work. Where is the outrage?