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ShazzieB

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23. I WISH prescription drug prices could be made to go down this easily!

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 10:21 PM

Jul 2025

The amount my Medicare part D prescription drug plan does NOT cover on some of my prescriptions is absurd, especially since they're all generics. *grumble*

I swear, I think some of the private insurance companies that sell part D prescription drug plans and Medicare supplement plans must be making a fortune, considering how much they charge and how little they cover, and I'm salty as hell about it! Medicare is getting to be a joke, what with all the money we have to pay out to private insurance companies for those things!

We DESPERATELY need universal health care in this country! And I'm not talking about "Medicare for all;" I'm talking about something that covers our health care expenses WITHOUT private insurance companies getting in the middle of everything and fucking things up so they can continue to leech money out of everybody!

This concludes tonight's rant; you may now return to your regularly scheduled activities.

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Trump gives drugmakers 60 days to slash prescription drug prices [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 OP

"They must reduce prices by 1600% or I'll put a 200% tariff on it them!", he said, frothing a little foam at the mouth Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2025 #1

Last month I ordered my tomato plants to produce bug free delicious ripe better boys BOSSHOG Jul 2025 #2

Like that'll happen. marble falls Jul 2025 #3

Nothing like working things out like professionals. Nope. Just "fuck you, do what I want or you are fucked". twodogsbarking Jul 2025 #4

How soon before he goes full TACO? Hekate Jul 2025 #5

59 days emulatorloo Jul 2025 #9

Does this mean that the pharmacy is going to pay you 14x the original price to take the medicine home? Norrrm Jul 2025 #6

Or what? Oeditpus Rex Jul 2025 #7

The "deal artist" only has ONE negotiating strategy: Intimidation William Seger Jul 2025 #8

he will give them a taco extension of 5 years when the bribes start rolling in. nt ImNotGod Jul 2025 #10

"a collaborative effort towards achieving global pricing parity would be the most effective path" tanyev Jul 2025 #11

What an asshole. Scrivener7 Jul 2025 #12

Pretty sure they can tell him... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2025 #13

They will drop the price of $2000 medication to $1995 and Dump will tell everyone he got the prices down mdbl Jul 2025 #21

Or else, what? Trump Pharmaceuticals? ananda Jul 2025 #14

I hope they ignore him and give him the middle finger ! kimbutgar Jul 2025 #15

So after they all stop laughing... haele Jul 2025 #16

Sounds like another shakedown. (nt) Paladin Jul 2025 #17

Once again....bad when the dems want to do something about gouging...AWESOME when gop does it. nt wiggs Jul 2025 #18

And this, the day after the schuck imposed a 25% tariff on India . . . Journeyman Jul 2025 #19

Ok, next do this with grocery stores. mdbl Jul 2025 #20

This is laughable popsdenver Jul 2025 #22

I WISH prescription drug prices could be made to go down this easily! ShazzieB Jul 2025 #23

iirc, the House & Senate bills for Medicare for All don't involve private insurance companies. n/t area51 Aug 2025 #28

Every major healthcare bill enacted in last 30 years involves private insurance companies- Part C, Part D, ACA, Medicaid Silent Type Aug 2025 #32

Yeah... radical noodle Aug 2025 #31

This Sounds Like TACO Talk DallasNE Aug 2025 #24

This is nothing but a performance iemanja Aug 2025 #25

The reign of the Mad King descends into further madness perdita9 Aug 2025 #26

That's right... pander to your base in an attempt to distract them from their ravings about Epstein. OldBaldy1701E Aug 2025 #27

IBIWISI TheRickles Aug 2025 #29

More letters? Jughead Aug 2025 #30