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RE: Big Pharma, Part 1: My Awakening
my recent visit to my family doctor and following visit to a pharmacy was very funny, when the pharmacy tried to sell me 10ml of hydrocortisone ear drops solution for $167 (thanks god, I paid only $10 after insurance)
But $167 for 10ml? it suppose to be from a pure gold and wrapped in few Litecoins
That's when I realize how lucky we are in Canada. USA is a totall rip-off when it comes to healthcare and medication. Everything here is mostly covered by the gvmt, and we pay a fraction of the medications price. We pay higher taxes though, but at least the whole population is getting benefits in return.
I'm originally from Russia and I grew up in USSR where all those things were free: totally free medicine and education.
We paid practically nothing in Pharmacies - say, the most expensive medicine which I ever saw costed maybe $2 per course
You mean in Russia you had free medicine and education?
in USSR
Russia now is slightly different but if you have an insurance (which is paid totally by employer or by gov, if you unemployed or retired) it's still free in all medical facilities, except private hospitals and private dental offices.