Market price

If one cannot afford a Lincoln, one drives a Ford. We do not expect the government to force Ford to sell us a Lincoln at the same price as a Ford. The same should apply to the drug industry.

My doctor prescribed a new drug for me; he gave me two prescriptions telling me to get the cheaper one. One was $179 for a 30-day supply and the other would be $121. I said, “Keep them,” and left the store. I can take an over-the-counter drug for $14 per month and since I have no insurance coverage for drugs this is what I will have to do – but I won’t whine to the government that I should be entitled to get it cheaper.

New designer drugs are in the same category as anything else new and expensive: if you can’t afford it, don’t buy it. Private business should not be forced by the government to sell their products at any price except what they deem fit.

Margaret T. Deane

Milo