[e-drug] AstraZeneca launched new 'Patient Assistance Program' (3)

["Horst Herb" <subscriptions@gnumed.net>]

E-DRUG: AstraZeneca launched new 'Patient Assistance Program' (3)
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Long term strategy:

1) It is well proven that public health systems outperform private ones from the average patients perspective (= better outcome for less money spent)

2) the major obstacle towards a public health system in the US has got the 
writing on the wall (predictable outcome of recent elections)

3) public health systems are a major revenue reducing factor for the 
pharmaceutical industry through price regulation (eg Australian PBS)

4) Anything that can be used to delay the introduction of a public health 
system (= relieving the pressure of those not receiving adequate health care) will result in delaying loss of revenue

Horst
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Horst Herb, MD
Principal, Dorrigo Medical Centre
Dorrigo, NSW 2453
Australia
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