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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. (mastodon.world)
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[โ€“] lom@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Isn't it just this expensive because the government can't negotiate prices? So the insurances will pay a normal price but when the government is paying it'll cost more

[โ€“] frezik@midwest.social 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That's Medicare that you're thinking of, and they can now negotiate prices. The big one is EpiPen-type products.