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> why should your insurance have to cover every FDA-approved drug, and regardless of cost?

If only there was some group of experts that decided that some drugs were safe and effective vs. not. We could even make it a nonprofit group to avoid conflicts. Heck, we could get the federal government to fund and and even pass a law that gave their recommendations teeth.




Just remember the FDA denies people who are dying the ability to choose their treatment.


No, the FDA doesn't deny people who are dying the ability to choose their treatment. What nonsense is this? There used to be requirements to document the treatment, but even that went away.

Or do you mean in the cases where there are already treatments? Because, yes, then take medicine not Dr. Mike's Magic Tonic.




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