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Possibly my first post, so sorry if I have make faux pas. In the UK the national health service [NHS] engages nationally to negotiate price. They have the concept of the value of a medicine compared to the improved quality of life it brings. As a result generic medicines are priced against their value.

This means that an epipen is priced at £45 or about $60. Google Lloyds pharmacy epipen - UK only search.

I rather like this approach to healthcare, I am not sure about transnational ability to buy this - but to those that need it I hope you can make it work.

My observation is that the UK approach to healthcare has some advantages in its approach, it is not without faults but value for money [affordability] is embedded in delivery.




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