*** Not Onion** Trump does a very very good thing

[blackangst1]

Insulin prices have long caused serious issues with type 1 diabetics, causing unneeded bodily damage and even death due to costs. In the diabetic community there is a thing called insulin rationing, which means diabetics ration their insulin so they only take 1/4-/13 of needed amounts. As a type 1 diabetic, I applaud this.

Trump Unveils Plan To Cap Insulin Costs For Seniors, Takes Jabs At Biden

Some polls show Trump's support slipping among seniors. His new plan will help diabetic seniors limit insulin costs to $35 per month, starting next year.

www.npr.org

 

[ivwshane]

Good news indeed. We shall see what actually happens and whether or not there is a catch.

 

[Gabe323]

I'll wait for the report that shows how he's financially benefiting from this.

 

[pauldun170]

Seema Verma, who heads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said plans that offer the insulin cap will have more expensive premiums, costing about $17 more per month than the average cost of basic plans.

 

[Bitek]

So what's his angle?

No way he did this just to be a good person.

 

[nickqt]

Insulin prices have long caused serious issues with type 1 diabetics, causing unneeded bodily damage and even death due to costs. In the diabetic community there is a thing called insulin rationing, which means diabetics ration their insulin so they only take 1/4-/13 of needed amounts. As a type 1 diabetic, I applaud this.

Trump Unveils Plan To Cap Insulin Costs For Seniors, Takes Jabs At Biden

Some polls show Trump's support slipping among seniors. His new plan will help diabetic seniors limit insulin costs to $35 per month, starting next year.

www.npr.org

Gub'mint helps you, it's not the Devils Socialism.

Got it.

 

[blackangst1]

Gub'mint helps you, it's not the Devils Socialism.

Got it.

Yep exactly. But this proposal doesn't help me so.... As long as the gubmint doesn't handle my health care.

 

[GodisanAtheist]

So what's his angle?

No way he did this just to be a good person.

-It only helps his voting base. Plenty of much younger type 1 diabetics that this will not help at all, since this is all medicare based, but they weren't going to vote for him anyway so *shrug*.

That being said, never let good be the enemy of perfect.

 

[pcgeek11]

Seema Verma, who heads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said plans that offer the insulin cap will have more expensive premiums, costing about $17 more per month than the average cost of basic plans.

Even then 35 dollars for the insulin per month plus 17 dollars increase in premiums is 52 dollars a month. Now compare that with the cost of insulin per month and it is still a much better deal than they have now.

How Much Does Insulin Cost? Here's How 23 Brands Compare - GoodRx

Despite outrage over the high cost of insulin, prices for popular insulins have continued to climb in 2019, according to a GoodRx analysis of drug prices. The most recent price increases are on long-acting insulins made by Sanofi-Aventis and Novo Nordisk, which went up by as much as 6% since the...

www.goodrx.com

 

[nickqt]

Yep exactly. But this proposal doesn't help me so.... As long as the gubmint doesn't handle my health care.

Much better when corporate CEOs who have deals with the Pharmaceutrical Industry control your health care, right? No way they'd price gouge you at every step, because Deathcult Capitalists wouldn't let you die if it means more profits. Only ACA deathpanels do that.

You're a joke.

 

[UberNeuman]

Even then 35 dollars for the insulin per month plus 17 dollars increase in premiums is 52 dollars a month. Now compare that with the cost of insulin per month and it is still a much better deal than they have now.

How Much Does Insulin Cost? Here's How 23 Brands Compare - GoodRx

Despite outrage over the high cost of insulin, prices for popular insulins have continued to climb in 2019, according to a GoodRx analysis of drug prices. The most recent price increases are on long-acting insulins made by Sanofi-Aventis and Novo Nordisk, which went up by as much as 6% since the...

www.goodrx.com

just an opinion with no basis in facts.

 

[blackangst1]

Much better when corporate CEOs who have deals with the Pharmaceutrical Industry control your health care, right? No way they'd price gouge you at every step, because Deathcult Capitalists wouldn't let you die if it means more profits. Only ACA deathpanels do that.

You're a joke.

Yes because the government model of VA and Indian reservations are so successful. Is that honestly what you want for your family?

That's a yes or no answer.

 

[UberNeuman]

Yes because the government model of VA and Indian reservations are so successful. Is that honestly what you want for your family?

That's a yes or no answer.

Trump has fixed it - no or no? lol.

 

[blackangst1]

Trump has fixed it - no or no? lol.

Nope. No one has. The US has the worst record of government sponsored healthcare of any country in the world.

 

[UberNeuman]

Nope. No one has. The US has the worst record of government sponsored healthcare of any country in the world.

Wonder why? lol.

 

[blackangst1]

Wonder why? lol.

Because government sponsored healthcare doesn't work. And we're the best at making it not work.

 

[nickqt]

Yes because the government model of VA and Indian reservations are so successful. Is that honestly what you want for your family?

That's a yes or no answer.

Forgot about Medicare I guess.

That's ok, you continue being a joke. Your handlers thank you for it every quarter.

 

[UberNeuman]

Because government sponsored healthcare doesn't work. And we're the best at making it not work.

nope.

 

[blackangst1]

Forgot about Medicare I guess.

That's ok, you continue being a joke. Your handlers thank you for it every quarter.

You really consider Medicare to be an example?

lol

 

[UberNeuman]

You really consider Medicare to be an example?

lol

Medicare was made from up tugged bootstraps alone.

 

[blackangst1]

Medicare was made from up tugged bootstraps alone.

lol

 

[UberNeuman]

lol

lol

 

[UberNeuman]

Forgot about Medicare I guess.

That's ok, you continue being a joke. Your handlers thank you for it every quarter.

Their total desperation comes out at night. Mostly.

 

[fskimospy]

Yes because the government model of VA and Indian reservations are so successful. Is that honestly what you want for your family?

That's a yes or no answer.

The evidence indicates that the quality of care at the VA is comparable to that of regular US hospitals despite serving a far more challenging population so sure.

VA Health System Generally Delivers Higher-Quality Care Than Other Health Providers

The VA health care system performs similar to or better than non-VA systems on most measures of inpatient and outpatient care quality, although there is high variation in quality across individual VA facilities.

www.rand.org

Comparing VA and Non-VA Quality of Care: A Systematic Review

The Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system aims to provide high-quality medical care to veterans in the USA, but the quality of VA care has recently drawn the concern of Congress. The objective of this study was to systematically review published evidence ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Since the system is publicly run it is more transparent than private hospitals so you hear more about its problems but I consider that a feature, not a bug.

If government health care doesn’t work then how do you explain this? Has this changed your mind?

 

[nickqt]

You really consider Medicare to be an example?

lol

Medicare is a half-assed attempt, because the dogfuckers you carry water for won't allow smart people to implement many of the possible single payer/hybrid systems, because they make loads of cash off letting people suffer and die.