It’s a single entity that buys all the drugs and distributes it out where it’s needed. It’s called buying power and is very effective in negotiating a deal. They also allow generic drugs in most cases, so the patients and hospitals have options and are not held for ransom by big pharma.
“But if the “single entity” does not buy enough (because the government cut the budget), THEN PEOPLE DIE!” - something I vaguely remember from debates one time the US considered possibly offering something approaching centralized health care.
I don’t know how the fuck it works. I assume the “single entity” just buys more and the government doesn’t cut the budget?
A real country informa a pharmaceutical what they will pay per dose for certain drugs, and if no company will agree then they will open their own labs to produce the drugs at cost. Free marker capitalism is incompatible with human decency
It’s a single entity that buys all the drugs and distributes it out where it’s needed. It’s called buying power and is very effective in negotiating a deal. They also allow generic drugs in most cases, so the patients and hospitals have options and are not held for ransom by big pharma.
“But if the “single entity” does not buy enough (because the government cut the budget), THEN PEOPLE DIE!” - something I vaguely remember from debates one time the US considered possibly offering something approaching centralized health care.
I don’t know how the fuck it works. I assume the “single entity” just buys more and the government doesn’t cut the budget?
A real country informa a pharmaceutical what they will pay per dose for certain drugs, and if no company will agree then they will open their own labs to produce the drugs at cost. Free marker capitalism is incompatible with human decency