The Biden-Harris Admin's Efforts to Reduce Inhaler Costs
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- It's not 'just politics' when it comes to legislation that makes all the difference for someone's health
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The US government also heavily subsidizes R&D so there really isn't a good reason for the prices to be so crazy
Not really true tho
@@juliusdauksys2183 on the NIH's website in 2023 30.1B went to funding medical research. They have a budget of 48B and previous years have been similar (the amount going to research went up 4.7% from 2022). Could you provide me with a source so I can look more into your claim
@@juliusdauksys2183 that is true. The National Institutes of Health provides $43 billion in subsidies in the form of 50,000 competitive grants to 300,000 researchers, scientists and laboratories. The fruits of that subsidized research is acquired by companies who without price restrictions in the US (unlike other countries who set limits based on medical quality and effectiveness) will overcharge American’s seeking lifesaving medical items. American companies overcharge because they simply can, not because of the cost of development.
Healthcare crooks.
Thank you President Biden and Vice President Harris!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍
That's absolutely shameful. Smh🤦🏽♀️
reducing cost and making healthcare affordable is shameful?
@@gladiatorgamer9502I think he's talking about the companies charging ridiculous prices
@@Some_Dutch_Kid yes she is talking about the price difference, Lol. $50 too a $600+ price is shameful when so many Americans rely on that medicine and many other that are price gouge.
Fun fact my credit card got locked down several times when I tried to fill my daughter's and my inhaler prescriptions at the pharmacy! I also used to cry when I had to pick up prescriptions because it was so expensive.
@Fox-Mann-Fam ~ Insurance companies and big, pharmaceutical companies are absolutely horrible! I hope your situation has improved. I don't know if you have insurance, but have you checked out "Good RX"? It's not always less than insurance, but it gives you price ranges.
Mark Cuban (Shark Tank fame) also started something to help people with medicine costs. If I remember correctly, his is only for generic meds. I don't remember the name of Mark Cuban's non-profit (?), but Google it.
And Medicare doesn't cover all inhalers and it's not just asthma, it's COPD to
Medicare covers most COPD inhalers. And asthma inhalers . Maybe you're in a Republican state. That's the difference. I live in California, I'm on COPD inhaler it cost around $550. Medicare pays for all my meds. I have 2 inhalers one round powder, and a puffer, not to mention Albuterol liquid packs for my nebulizer. I pay no more than 4.60 a copay and usually $1.55.
@@joannjohnson8283 not mine and I have both like you, and yes, I live in a very Red State.
Way way cheaper here in the Philippines..and by the way, pills, condoms and baby/elderly vaccines are free too, you just have to go to your local health centers...but one has a choice to pay too by going to private clinics and doctors
What the heck. In Australia I pay $6.90 for two inhalers!
Right! Hundreds of dollars is complete insanity!!!
Came to say the same thing, America is dying while corporations make mega profits.
Oh where? Chemist warehouse is $11.
@droidtigger I have a concession card, last time I bought them it was $6.90. Might have gone up?
@@Michelle_Emm gotcha! This is just retail. Got to love universal health care haha.
A prime example of how corporations put profit above lives, the very lives that make them the one percenters that they are.
40$ in Canada. Sorry, I should clarify that is for the orange puffer the blue one is 16.00$
Exactly. It boggles my mind how the US are constantly comparing themselves to the UK instead of Canada or Mexico. Makes more sense for them to compare themselves with the rest of the countries in North America.
Two for $6.90 in Australia.
$32 in US from Mark Cuban's site.
Oh, my gosh!! I cannot *believe* how reasonable the med prices are in other countries, for the SAME medicine!!! Big Pharma is definitely in charge in the U.S.
A friend of mine started rationing her insulin (!!!!!!), until I told her to contact the drug company, directly, as sometimes they had a way for her to buy it at a discounted price. She bought it that way for awhile, but, then the local Council on Aging was able to help her get it covered. (I'm not sure if it's a state run program, or it's Medicare.)
I cannot believe how much power Big Pharma wields in the U.S. (SMH)
I've seen in CVS, a man was charged $350.00 for an inhaler for his little boy. He has to walk away without it! The boy had just come out of the hospital from an asthma attack!. I'm an RN. Children die quickly without meds, from asthma attacks!
Inhalers are less than $10 without insurance in the US. You’re blatantly lying.
And then... We get Trump's "Elimination of Health Care Act"! Inhaler? What inhaler?
@@DejaView that is truly terrifying.
@DejaView ~ But, heck, things were SO much better under trump! [eye roll]
/s.
(And, they always mention gas prices...)
Drink the Republicans cure all. Drink chlorine.😅😅.
It's a capitalist country. poor are looked down upon.
Um what?!? In Australia 2 inhalers will cost you $4.65 u.s🤯🤯
I've purchased the new Primatine formulary for an emergency inhaler and was pleasantly surprised at how well it works. Costs about $30 at local pharmacies or on Amazon. I could no longer afford my prescription inhaler.
This reduction is a game changer. I once paid $220 for my LIFE SAVING INHALER thx for posting this
That makes so much sense why my insurance company told me they would no longer pay for my HFA albuterol rescue inhaler and that I needed to speak with my Dr and find a new medication.
I was on holiday in Italy a few years back and saw inhalers there cost less than €10.
I have some of the best health care coverage possible through my union. My inhaler literally costs me $1 per refill.
Everyone deserve the kind of access that means they can *breathe*
In the UK my daughter pays £9.90 ($11 ?) for her inhaler on prescription. As I am over 60 I get mine free on the NHS.
In the UK inhalers might cost £50 . But prescribed through a doctor they are free . Thank you National Health Service .
In the US, inhalers are less than $10 without insurance.
The NHS is third world garbage.
Wow, $11 in Australia, no prescription required
$10 in the US without insurance.
Come to Spain, it's free with our healthcare
I remember growing knowing and being scared that if my inhaler ran out at a certain point we might that have the money to refill it right away. That was with insurance too as a child I shouldn’t have known that my medication to help save my life was to experience for my parents to afford
I got.mine for free. Thank you Biden.
In the UK, prescriptions on the National Health Service (e.g. Inhalers) are capped at £9 in the England. You can never be charged more than that unless you go private. In Scotland and Wales they are FREE AT THE POINT OF SERVICE!!
Thank you for posting this!!! Keep it up so we can spread truth n knowledge to the trump cult members n MAGA. They need to listen n learn.
From the for-profit health system to outrageous pharmaceutical prices, the fleecing of US citizens allows other countries the ability to socialize their healthcare.
They socialize healthcare in other countries because those countries have collectively agreed and understood that socializing healthcare is in the interest of public health and have crafted legislation and public policy to reflect this. This has nothing to do with what the U.S. healthcare industry.
I would say it's more how they get egregious profit margins not so much how other countries are able to socialize the medication. It's also how they're able to lobby so hard in the US
@@loquatjar11 1. Because lobbying (bribing) is legal. Not just the money part, but the writing legislation on their behalf as well. Also, our lawmakers are able to sit on the executive boards of the companies that they legislate for. 2. The healthcare industry is allowed to make profit off of basic healthcare, so they prioritize shareholders over providing decent healthcare.
Please share that with all Trump worshippers!
I swear America is completely upside-down!!
You believe silly propaganda because you’re ignorant!
Plus could it also be the fact that our government allows for monopolies in pharmaceutical companies example in the US there is only one company that has the patent for epi pens and they lie and say its free market enterprise
In Canada I pay $175 per inhaler with no medical insurance
It costs £9.90 per prescription in the UK, and I get 2 per scrip, so a price of about 6 bucks each.
The blue inhaler is Ventolin, which costs $10 AUD here in Australia ($7 USD)
Ventonlin in New York without insurance is $80 ... I know cause I use to buy just the inhaler before I had health insurance and that was in 2020 when COVID was really bad and I was scared to go outside because at the time asthma + COVID =Death ...at that time
Oh it worst than that. In the UK they cost £8 not $49.
Mine costs me $35 in Australia and when I was on social care it cost me $5.65
In Australia its about $7.70AUD ($5.15USD) for kids or people on a pension, low income or disability. And between $20-30 for everyone else. If its essential for life, it needs to be affordable!
Although, if your getting items on a NHS prescription it’ll cost just £9.90 per item which is $12.79
Not the same inhalers if they cost $645.Round powder inhalers are expensive. The puffers are about $49
It’s literally the same device. He stated this at 0:14.
What asthma pump is $49 and where in the US can I find it ??? Cause the inhaler 's Im prescribed is $80-$125 alone if you don't have insurance and the purple one is only preventative medication it's not an inhaler for an asthma attack
Anyone who doesnt actually use an inhaler does not know how many have gone up in price as the companies keep changing the formulary, which makes them more expensive. My doc has changed mine each time the price went up in order for me to afford it. Some work better than others. My current Rx is not very good but is affordable. I use it with an over the counter one to control my asthma.
And on the NHS it’s free. As much as the NHS has problems, privatising the system will just lead to American healthcare
The NHS is third world garbage. I lived in the UK for years and the fact that you peasants worship that garbage is beyond pathetic.
Same imahler in Indonesia cost only 1 bucks last week i bought for my grand mother
The blue inhaler are less than £5
Yeah, no. It's 30.00 for an inhaler. I'm gonna quit listening if you keep lying.
But I was told the government cant run healthcare and competition would lower the cost.
Uk 24 pounds for two ventolin and cheaper for generic version
In Germany I get them for free? Not even just for my asthma, you get it for free as well if you’ve got a bad cold or whatever and might need it, 650$ is Insane??
Its too late. Leaving.
Wall Street
Thank you President Joe Biden 🇺🇲 you got my vote .
American Greed at its finest.
Biden Harris
There was a Ted Talk about 10 yrs ago about this. Basically is boils down to the rest of the world deciding Amerikans are rich and can afford to subsidize the rest of the world healthcare, and the elites deciding that was acceptable.
What do you mean,America subsidises world healthcare? American pay more for their healthcare because they are duped into thinking that universal healthcare is socialism by corrupt politicians who get paid by pharmaceutical and health insurance companies. Blame them,not the rest of the world.
That is an absolute lie! You want to blame the U.S. incompetence in providing good healthcare at reasonable costs on the rest of the world??! That doesn’t even make sense 🤣. No, that Ted Talk you supposedly saw was probably someone with connections to the pharma industry there. Healthcare is more affordable in other places, like Europe, because of public healthcare systems funded by taxes and stricter regulations on lobbying! You want to blame higher costs, then blame your legislators for accepting deep pocket donation by the pharma industry and blame the lack of regulations on lobbying there. I was born and raised in the U.S. but an European too. All I can say….wake up!
Absolutely, as an American I can safely say that for decades now the right wing propaganda here in the US has become crazier and crazier and in fact it long surpassed the craziness of the erstwhile KGB propaganda
What are you talking about? We don't pay for the rest of the world's healthcare. Most other countries limit the prices of medications, partially because they have socialized medicine. In the USA, there arent often any limits to what a company can charge.
You know that's not true. Pharmaceutical companies are able to charge these prices because of the money donated to our Senators and Representatives. When I checked a few years ago the Senators in my state were receiving $350,000.00 each from Pharmaceutical companies. Look in your state to see how much your Representatives are receiving every year. It is sad that they can make millions from people who need medications. Thank you President Biden for thinking of people who don't have thousands for medications! He already lowered the price of insulin for seniors, but he was blocked in the senate to drop the price for everyone. See how your Senators voted, in my state they voted to stop President Biden.
In NL, everybody over 18 years old is obligated have health care insurance, which costs roughly $120-170 dollar per month.
Because we all pitch in, health care is pretty affordable.
Could that be a solution for the US?
And you have horrible taxes and awful average household debt.
Stop obsessing over the US and pay your fair share towards nato as you agreed to.
@@fatherson5907 I interpret your respons as a defensive one, do I understand that correctly?
If so, what about my comment made you respond defensive?
@@CEToorn why are you obsessing over a country thousands of miles away when you can’t even survive as an independent nation without a babysitter?
@@fatherson5907 That did not answer my question, would you try to answer it?
I will try to answer yours, besides the fact I find the word "obsessing" in both of your responses to be without any ground:
I think it's a great good for countries to learn from eachother and trying to build a better world like that, finding a solution trough shared experiences, like in 'think tanks'.
I hope that answered your question, I am looking forward to your answer and opinion on the matter.
@@CEToorn you should stop worrying about others and start paying what you agreed to pay towards NATO.
Your economy is in ruins, worry about fixing that instead of trying to push your failed practices on people thousands of miles away.
$445
Biden vote Blue 💙💯💯
So, fly to the UK, get two inhalers, and save $600.
Where'd my comment go? Hmmmm.....
@@kagato82 mine disappeared too.
So now two companies are going to monopolize the industry. This won’t end well
This poor guy is being used by bureaucrats!
Is Not like He's lying...
Nope the American people are being ripped off because the pharmaceutical companies can get away with it
i understand but basic free gov insurance pays like 95% of the bill
Billions of dollars goes into homelessness but there is still homeless people. Make that make sense!
Inhalers do not cost $600 in the US.
What do you expect for a shill who believes this regime has done anything to help. Bread is still 7 dollars thanks to these commies. And those inhalers are 45 dollars in the US. This shill is a liar.
Actually, they can and I speak from experience.
Without insurance to cover them, yes they do. And not all insurances will cover them.
BS For my copd it was out of control !!!!
Nope it was legislation Trump put into effect
Nope.
Trump is lying to you.
Biden didn't do jack aside from sign a bill 😂 stop giveing the dude credit for other peoples work
I was looking for this comment ! 👍👍
He didn't have to sign it. He could've vetoed it....
Biden signed it, and it passed by party line vote. no republicans voted for it. What are talking about
@@PEPLUVER1 again he didn't do any of the real work rubber stamping it doesn't mean he proposed it supported it or had any hand in it. just because he stamped it doesn't make it his bill its like that one kid in class who on all group assignments say he "got sick" but still gets an A+ "b-but i signed my name!! see i should get credit!'
@@newo8343 you mean he did what every single president does??, lol
Tump had that in place and Joe signed it away the first week in office
No he didn't.
You lie like trump.
False. Trump did nothing like that.
Stop lying to people.
There's no lie here
Another conservative child who doesn’t like the truth. Too bad.
Thank you Biden and Harris ... I use to co-pay every month for my asthma medications $325 every freaking month now my co-pay is $75 much more affordable, I have always been a chronic asthmatic so I get inhaler's ,allergy meds, inhalent meds I gotta sniff up my nose ( Flonase),pills and solutions for my machine every month and an epi pen every 6 months ( which use to cost me $475 alone now $125 )!!! So believe me what the President and vice president is doing to make meds more affordable is helping A LOT ....thank you so much!!!
Vote blue
Blame the price on the Racist Democrats.
BS. Republican policies have favored the insurance companies for decades.
BTW, I remember the Republican National Convention during Bush where there were almost no people of color in attendance; it was a true “whites only” affair. One of the few black people in attendance (a woman journalist who was covering the event) was harassed and called the n-word on multiple occasions. Meanwhile the Democratic National Convention was a panoply of different races and ethnicities. Who would have thought that the people who advocate for multiculturalism would be, you know, “multicultural”. But the Democrats are the “racists”. Sure buddy.
no inhaler has ever broken the 600$ mark, the most expensive didnt even hit 550$, and that's before the insurance pay, i get its expensive but inflating the #'s is moronic.
Ha ha ha. You clearly have no clue.
@Cerceify It's litterally in the the title 🙄