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Lucretian t1_j2daf0p wrote

Reply to comment by HoagiesDad in US sues Conshohocken-based AmerisourceBergen, saying it fueled opioid epidemic | 6abc.com by boundfortrees

The 1998 Master Settlement Agreement with the major tobacco companies in part funded startups in PA:

https://sciencecenter.org/news/an-update-on-pennsylvanias-tobacco-settlement-payoff-1

A lot of the money also directly defrayed the future healthcare costs of treating chronic smokers.

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HoagiesDad t1_j2eg1y8 wrote

I’d try to respond to that but I skimmed the article and it automatically made me think about all the useless tests my doctors office has me take. Like it’s standard procedure for my blood to get tested for drugs every time I go in. I’m a stroke survivor and haven’t done any drugs in 20 years. It’s bureaucracy for the sake of bureaucracy. I suppose something has to subsidize that.

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Lucretian t1_j2ezsp6 wrote

Yes, it’s certainly the case that throwing more money into the for-profit healthcare system will by definition fund waste and excess profiteering to some extent.

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