Some kids are prescribed "food supplements" by their doctors, as the children will die or fail to thrive or have lots of learning disorders and other issues if they do not have a correct nutrition that they cannot have from foods. What do you think about this? I just saw this on a news story about a working couple whose daughter needs Elecare, but it costs $1200 a month, and the insurance will not cover it.
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Of course, it is a shame. Sadly it is a free marketplace for insurance. Instead of universal coverage, we pick and chose policies based on cost. Their policy may have been a good deal when no one was sick - aren't they all? - but now they are suffering from a lack of coverage which may have been stated in the benefits pamphlet somewhere in the fine print. So, should the drug companies be privatized? I don't think that is the answer but some sort of price controls should be allowed if they are being given grant money for research from the government to find new drugs.
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