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#295224 - 11/03/16 03:56 AM
Re: Reader Rant Roundtable for November 2016
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Always a good time for Who's Next.
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#295226 - 11/03/16 05:28 AM
Re: Reader Rant Roundtable for November 2016
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Registered: 08/03/04
Posts: 13581
Loc: Whittier, California
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I just happen to be taking a Tier 5 specialty drug for MS they charge over $60,000 per year.
A so called "CRAB" drug? The injectable CRAB drugs (Copaxone, Rebif, Avonex, and Betaseron)Have you done well with them? Some folks say that they don't do diddly.
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#295227 - 11/03/16 06:21 AM
Re: Reader Rant Roundtable for November 2016
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/07/04
Posts: 21134
Loc: West Hollywood, CA
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We live in an area *Los Angeles) that attracts new residents, often with more to spend than current residents, They need housing somewhere and they are desired by landlords.
The question isn't whether growth or not, but how to manage it so as to honor the place those of us who have lived here and helped create such attractive communities.
The process requires all players have a voice, but the developers and landlords should be limited as to how they play the game. If they dominate, the public will resist. If they bring growth that is healthy and prevail on the strength of their proposals, that makes for a peaceable life.
Of course, the problem is that money is our god and that takes the voice and needs of the residents away.
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#295231 - 11/03/16 10:36 AM
Re: Reader Rant Roundtable for November 2016
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old hand
Registered: 08/06/05
Posts: 6387
Loc: New York
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... Perfect drug: Cost them about 25 cents per capsule and they charge over $62,000 per year. But all those MS drugs you mentioned charge about the same. That is obscene. 
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#295256 - 11/03/16 06:00 PM
Re: Reader Rant Roundtable for November 2016
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Registered: 02/27/06
Posts: 8242
Loc: North San Diego County
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It's pretty good for me: The only side effect is sometimes I get facial flushing for 20 minutes about three hours after I take a dose. Otherwise, nothing else. No stomach problems, no flu-like symptoms, same recovery from colds as normals, and no wound healing issues. Fortunately insurance pays most of that, but it is a huge transfer of money from the insurance company to the drug company. Part of the reason insurance is so expensive and keeps going up.
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#295264 - 11/03/16 06:47 PM
Re: Reader Rant Roundtable for November 2016
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 09/09/11
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Oh, but "private insurance is so efficient!" yanno...
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#295317 - 11/04/16 06:02 PM
Re: Reader Rant Roundtable for November 2016
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We're now able to "like" threads here on RR on Facebook.
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#295318 - 11/04/16 06:12 PM
Re: Reader Rant Roundtable for November 2016
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Pooh-Bah
Registered: 08/03/04
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Loc: Whittier, California
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We're now able to "like" threads here on RR on Facebook.
I thought that had been around for a while. I take it there's not much enthusiasm for the concept of liking or rating individual posts. But I can see why, it eliminates the temptation to be lazy and not respond verbally.
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