Insurance Company Rules

Generally, those are the Indian competitors which they buy out, to stifle competition.

Mine come from "Cadilla Healthcare Ltd, Ahmedabad, India" and "Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd, New Delhi, India."

Clearly something is wrong with our USA system if we cannot manufacture competitively on our own soil.

My wife's medicine is made in the USA, but exported to Canada, and then shipped back into the USA from a Canadian Pharmacy just to sidestep the price gouging that is going on!!

You're always welcome, come to Bergen. You wouldn't like the climate, though... ;-)

Thanks. I love the US, I've been there many times. I just don't like some of the system, which I think work better here.

Well then, explain Sweden and Denmark.

dude, I would be all roses believe me IF I was paying as low of percentage of my pay on taxes and getting the same benefits, I would F**king be happy as S**t , but that's just not the case here in the US, its bullshit, people S**k as yourself and myself (making over $75k USD a year) are what our government refers to as the "rich" who need to pay about 60% in taxes while the others below pay about 10% in taxes and get MORE benefits from it, its screwed here, maybe I SHOULD move there soon

TO: "hnilsen" from Norway..
I apologize for my American Brethren as they are ignorant of the ways of Scandinavian Healthcare.
Americans get their information about "Foreigners and Foreign Places" by watching advertisements rather than by actually going other places or talking to "other" People.
Hence, We Americans are certain that we live in the "happiest Place on Earth", like a Disney Commercial.
So please empathize with us as we ignore the facts and live "As Seen On TV", ignoring our problems.

Sure they are, because of the American market being open and without price controls. You take away the profit, and none of them would be making money. There is no profit is a socialized system.

I chuckled at the ad, is that a good thing?

Although would you privatize, the fire department, police department, or food safety? Why should health care be for profit?

I'm doing just fine, thank you ;-) You're paying more taxes than me AND have crappy health care. That really needs defending.

But you can pay in cash and are not penalized, which was the original false premise.

I live in Norway, a socialist country as you would call it. And I pay less than you for A LOT more. It's not our fault the US has messed up your health care, and it's not my problem that you can't realize that indeed we pay less for more.

Your health care is rubbish for many, many people, and our is great for everyone - rich or poor.

In Europe (at least in Scandinavia) health care is a RIGHT, and we've become very good at it. You're being screwed already with your 34% tax. Not my problem.

Certainly, the drug companies are not taking a loss on the HIV pills produced for $0.10 each for African Nations.

We pay more in the USA because we get more advertising and marketing, which constitute a greater expense for the drug companies than R&D ever was. But yes, in effect we do also subsidize the R&D.

Many US drug companies have factories in India.

Dude, Norway is 10th in the world in oil reserveds per capita. Life is easy when you sit on a "gold mine" and don't need to work for what you have.

Well that's interesting. How come here in the USA, nearly all my (generic) medicines come from India?