spindrift

@spindrift@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pfizer says it will price Covid treatment Paxlovid at nearly $1,400 for a five-day course, which researchers estimate only costs Pfizer $13 to produce. That's a 10,000%+ markup. Shameful.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Right. So insurance will cover parts of the cost, depending on the insurance. Thanks, I didnt know.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pfizer says it will price Covid treatment Paxlovid at nearly $1,400 for a five-day course, which researchers estimate only costs Pfizer $13 to produce. That's a 10,000%+ markup. Shameful.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  But isnt this just kind of a negotiation price? In reality insurance companies will negotiate and make deals with lower prices, and people will still be covered for the same insurance cost, right?

  Disclaimer: Not from US and I dont understand much about your insurance based health care system.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rumors of a ‘Global Day of Jihad’ Have Unleashed a Dangerous Wave of Disinformation⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Seems to not be a pay wall, just a pop up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unhopped ale⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Lokals around here brew a sweet malt beer with no hops. They experiment with smokey flavors for a more whisky kind of taste.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A proposal to build a sub-Saharan Africa electrical grid across 12 countries⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  China once again investing in african infrastructure.