Catherine, I'm from the UK and I have cystic fibrosis. It's a genetic illness that affects the lungs and digestive system. I also take Ventolin and numerous drugs which if I had to pay for them would cost me around £9000 a month - somewhere around $12,000. A month. I have to pay a small percentage each month towards my medication, but the rest is covered by the NHS - The national health service which we have here. Put simply I couldn't afford to pay for my medication unless I was a very rich man. Regarding the Epipens, I have several here which are still in date but I don't use them and I don't really need them all, so if you'd like them I can always post them to you. By the way I just thought I'd say you look amazing.

Epipen here in the Netherlands costs just €80. just like in Canada. US citizens are getting ripped off :(

there was an alternative that my daughter used up until a couple of years ago when there was a recall on this product.. we have been able to find a generic but these recent price increases are insane

It's nice to hear you talk about an actual issue again it's been awhile, god, couple years now. The last time I heard you bring up an issue I consider relevant I was addicted to hallucinogenics breaking into houses and selling crack hahaha, that was like 2 years ago.

I feel so bad for you and your fellow Americans when it comes to the cost of medicines and surgeries. I'm so glad I live in the Netherlands. They handle things way better here. More fair for everyone. Everybody pays a small fee monthly and everybody is covered for lots of stuff, like medicines and surgeries.

Oh wow

This is SO sad and scary. My little sister needs those for her severe allergies, without one she could die.

are the glasses your wearing prescription or you just wear them for fun?

Oh boy i can answer some of those questions Hospitals have some funding from the city and they are able receive donations. Each hospital is different some hospitals receive a large amount of funding from the city, from doners, or have a small amount of funding and they are desperate to stay open. Big downers may donate and have control over the hospital. Two examples Exp1-BIll gates wants to donate 1m dollars to a children's hospital and wants nothing in return but wants them to get equipment needed to give the best possible treatment. Exp-2 Hilary Clinton donates 3 million dollars to a hospital that takes many patients and doesn't have enough funding. So prices are already high prices. She wants higher prices and some small prophet and in return she keeps donating. Epi's are cheap because in Canada you pay a 52% tax for healthcare, The government is a bad investor and always will be. In Canada if you go to the emergency room with a broken arm you pick a ticket to see a nurse and she will evaluate you to see if you need medical attention immediately. So you would wait atliest 4 hours in a waiting room. Then if the hospital is full of people on a waiting list then your in queue till its your turn, could take days, months, weeks,years, and they will suggest to go to a private clinic or hospital to receive faster maybe better results. If government regulated prices then the company or distributor may loose a great amount of prophet. Since they arent able to make prophet then the company makes less product to raise prices, fire workers, move to a foreign country or shutdown. Plus theirs more corruption if government gets involved with the market or economy, and government funded hospitals or company's will figure out ways to cheat and make prophet. some of the stuff you say is right. Also theirs different insurance company's with different quality's and quantity's. WHAT EVERY CAPITALIST AND SOCIAL are against but Socialism will only bring Corporatism which is big in Canada. Corporatism Corporatism, also known as corporativism, is the sociopolitical organization of a society by major interest groups, or corporate groups, such as agricultural, business, ethnic, labour, military, patronage, or scientific affiliations, on the basis of common interests. It is theoretically based on the interpretation of a community as an organic body. sorry for the long post just putting the stuff out there not saying your opinion or ideas are wrong just informing. Great Video cant wait for more there interesting and cool

Competition is key. Companies offering it at decent costs. This is not an expensive medication. This is Mylan being greedy as ^%$#. The FDA has to hustle to quickly approve alternatives and insurance companies to approve them.

The reason the country doesn’t have free healthcare because of the debt

Why keep trusting the government ask what you can do yourself social security could go broke by 2037 I support a higher minimum wage and use welfare money for business loans because the nation is $21 trillion debt.

Are you breastfeeding?

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