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Hi Dr. Who,

I don't know how you cut and pasted my stuff to ask the questions, will address a couple other now.

A doctor has absolutely no negotiating power over a pharmaceutical company on their costs, other than to write a prescription or not. When there is competition, generics, we can tell them that we are prescribing their competitors medication. Pharmaceutical companies have something called a patent, and they set the market price. Letting patients buy quality medications in Canada or overseas would be a good way to lower the costs of prescriptions, as the foreign countries have negotiated a better price, as does our Federal government program. Insurance companies currently negotiate the price with pharmaceutical companies for their own insured.

If you have a plan that doesn't pay the prescription, you either pay it or don't.

<blockquote data-quote="karrma" data-source="post: 67942" data-attributes="member: 1980">Hi Dr. Who,I don&#039;t know how you cut and pasted my stuff to ask the questions, will address a couple other now.&nbsp; A doctor has absolutely no negotiating power over a pharmaceutical company on their costs, other than to write a prescription or not.&nbsp; When there is competition, generics, we can tell them that we are prescribing their competitors medication.&nbsp; Pharmaceutical companies have something called a patent, and they set the market price.&nbsp; Letting patients buy quality medications in Canada or overseas would be a good way to lower the costs of prescriptions, as the foreign countries have negotiated a better price, as does our Federal government program.&nbsp; Insurance companies currently negotiate the price with pharmaceutical companies for their own insured.If you have a plan that doesn&#039;t pay the prescription, you either pay it or don&#039;t.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="karrma, post: 67942, member: 1980"] Hi Dr. Who, I don't know how you cut and pasted my stuff to ask the questions, will address a couple other now. A doctor has absolutely no negotiating power over a pharmaceutical company on their costs, other than to write a prescription or not. When there is competition, generics, we can tell them that we are prescribing their competitors medication. Pharmaceutical companies have something called a patent, and they set the market price. Letting patients buy quality medications in Canada or overseas would be a good way to lower the costs of prescriptions, as the foreign countries have negotiated a better price, as does our Federal government program. Insurance companies currently negotiate the price with pharmaceutical companies for their own insured. If you have a plan that doesn't pay the prescription, you either pay it or don't. [/QUOTE]

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