Re: Canadians, a couple of questions about health care

From: notritenoteri (caldasfire_at_hades.com)
Date: 12/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 16:31:26 -0500

I did a bit of checking and the fed regulate prices by means of the Patent
Medicine Price Review Board which grants extended patents in turn for lower
prices or so it appears. The provinces appear to exercise some control on
price by having what is in Ontario called the Formulary which lists drugs
and what they will pay for under their drug care programs. Obviously the
prices are not set unilaterally. In Ontario there are a number of different
drug care programs for various needs such as welfare , low income and
seniors. It even subsidized those who are relatively well off when their
prescription drug costs reach certain levels. All seniors in Ontario are
covered under the formulary. This is good and bad
I don't know about NAFTA. I don't know about patent expropriation what would
that be. If a country decides to manufacture a drug it doesn't need the
patent if it doesn't want to pay anything. How ya gonna sue if the courts
won't hear the case? I understand India just told one or more drug companies
that they would pay x in the way of royalties to produce patented HIV drugs
and that was that. X is more than nothing but the selling price of the
drug in India was certainly not the same as in the USA.
"Hartmann Schaffer" <hs@hartmann.schaffernet> wrote in message
news:xWjAd.1766$2a1.13783@newscontent-01.sprint.ca...
> notritenoteri wrote:
> > Sorry to dispel your understand HS. The insurance companies have very
little
> > if anything to do with pricing.
>
> i wasn't talking about insurance *companies*, but the (government run)
> insurance *system*
>
> > ...
> > I'm not sure about your "force" statement. What about NAFTA?
>
> i doubt that nafta forces private companies to offer gods and services
> in all member countries. it probably would open a few cans of worms).
> my reference to nafta was in regards to that kurt moron's claim that the
> pharma companies were forced to sell at a certain price under threat of
> patent expropriation. that would have triggered a few law suites
>
> hs

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