Amazon launches Amazon Pharmacy for prescription medicine delivery

Post by ev1 » Tue, Nov 17, 2020, 7:57 PM UTC

dudus wrote: post #72

bhupy wrote: post #7

> Amazon claims Prime members will be able to save “up to 80 percent off generic and 40 percent off brand name medications when paying without insurance. This was buried in the article, but is IMO a bigger deal. In the long run, this could really drive down drug prices.

I'm not surprised, there's some serious shenanigans on medicine pricing and insurances. Medicine prices are clearly inflated when you can buy at a huge discount using insurance, but then you can get apps like GoodRX, which is free and give you coupons that far exceed my insurance discount on every single time I had to fill a prescription. To the point that I don't even bother going through insurance anymore. I saved…

Post by LanceH » Tue, Nov 17, 2020, 7:58 PM UTC

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You really believe the government will do a better job?

Governments certainly can do, although the US government seems to be permanently hobbled by about half of its leaders having built their identity on the idea that government is incompetent and a bad idea; I'm not surprised it's dysfunctional when the people inside it have their sense of self wrapped up in being shit at their own jobs.

Post by akadruid1 » Tue, Nov 17, 2020, 8:02 PM UTC

asim wrote: post #67

I'm waiting for the moment when they say Amazon launches on another planet. They seem to be doing everything. It's only time before they cover quite literally every product and service on the earth. At which point there's nothing to conquer except space.

Post by bduerst » Tue, Nov 17, 2020, 8:07 PM UTC

mhh__ wrote: post #73

NikolaeVarius wrote: post #14

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Instead of the Govt being the price negotiator, we got giant corporations instead. yay

> price negotiator Would you prefer the government to negotiate the price of your car for you? Markets are a powerful tool

Post by kodah » Tue, Nov 17, 2020, 8:10 PM UTC

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Amazon has a history of taking patented designs, copying them, selling them for less with better visibility, and threatening patent holders. This is an element that speaks to the character of the organization. So, that makes me wonder... > Typically any information provided under a HIPAA context cannot be used for solicitation or marketing purposes. I wonder if they could put in their terms & conditions that you give…

> Amazon has a history of taking patented designs, copying them, selling them for less with better visibility, and threatening patent holders Can you provide an example?