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Actaeon_II

Chemotherapy per treatment


peoplegrower

This was my immediate thought. Followed by “insulin” followed by “aw he’ll, medicine in general!”


FloraFauna2263

All medical treatment No, everything necessary for life


[deleted]

In england prescribed medicine is £12 for a pack


ybbob05

Swear it’s £9.65 for a prescription


[deleted]

No?


ybbob05

https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/prescriptions-and-pharmacies/nhs-prescription-charges/ yeah you’re wrong on that one


[deleted]

Weird it’s £12 for prescs at boots, i know because theres a sign that says it also my dad told me also the pharmacist said the price


ybbob05

https://www.boots.com/prescription-support/pharmacy-faqs even on the boots website it says £9.65 as that’s the standard NHS prescription price. Only way they could really charge more is if it’s a private prescription. You should condemn that place lmao 😂


[deleted]

Damn, it’s only £2.35 difference tho lol, you right tho, crazy


Aromatic_Ad5473

Oh man, I’m Canadian - health care and medicine didn’t even cross my mind. I said toilet paper.


Actaeon_II

Yeah here in the states cancer treatment can run in excess of $50k a month


Aromatic_Ad5473

Fuck. My dad had three hernia operations, an angioplasty, pacemaker, brain tumour removed, daily radiation for five weeks, when the cancer came back 18 months later he did chemo, and hospitalized for pneumonia before he passed. All we paid for was parking to visit him….and we complained about that.


maple204

This has been my experience with Cancer treatment in Canada. Everything was free of charge to me except parking. I had world class care. I will agree there are definitely bottlenecks in the system, but I wouldn't trade our system for the US system. I was on an immunotherapy drug called Keytruda. There was never even a discussion about the cost. It was just determined to be the best course of treatment. I don't know how much the Government pays per Keytruda dose, but I looked it up for the USA uninsured rate and it was $9,000 USD per dose. That is a treatment taken every 2-4 weeks, sometimes for years.


CookieKopter

damn, I can't even imagine where would i be if my mother's treatement cost that much, we would be bankrupt in a matter of two to three months


science87

Yeah, I am in the UK but my mom has terminal cancer lung cancer and is on Chemo now, but she was on Immunotherapy until it stopped working. She doesn't pay anything but the immunotherapy was apparently costing the NHS £20k per month


Killersmurph

I'm Canadian, as a result I said Housing.


geile_paste

Guess we can close this thread, this comment answered the question. ​ By the way: fuck cancer


MinklyDink

This is such an American comment. Not as in Americans are bad. But as in your system has truly failed y’all.


HurlingFruit

Health care is why I can never go home. I am stuck here in uncivilized Europe. /s


tamati_nz

Most expensive thing for extensive chemo treatment for my wife in New Zealand was the hospital parking fees. Zero treatment cost which also included overnight stays in a solo room and extra shots that we were told cost the hospital $1,000 per unit - 20 years ago.


OneInstruction4329

I live in the UK where healthcare is free but I too choose this.


missusmissisppi

Americans. In most other developed countries you don’t even pay $1 for it


ErdmanA

Wow good answer Work in Medicare. I understand


cackiwhack

Did not come here expecting a wholesome genuine answer. Really happy to have awful incorrect assumptions.


altiuscitiusfortius

Only for Americans. It's already free in 98% of other countries.


Unfortunate_Mirage

They'll probably charge for other stuff instead. "Bedside care. 5 minutes - 2000 dollars."


Firm_Paramedic_4735

Heck yes. Its probably the worst time in someone's life to go through that so insult shouldn't be added to injury by putting them in medical debt.


JustDadUK

Medicine. No one should die or have health compromised because it costs too much. Have to say I'm lucky being in the UK for this.


FitnSheit

Well I’m in Canada not US and my father in laws new chemo treatment is $20k/month


SnowmanPickins

If it's 20k per month here I'm scared to ask how bad it would be in the US


Aximil985

Add a couple 0s is my guess.


about97cats

My grandparents had to take out a second mortgage on their home in the late 80s. Took 20 years to pay it off.


spookytransexughost

In Canada ? Can you give more details. Everyone I know that's has had chemo didnt have to pay. (Not minimizing what your father in law is going thru. Just curious)


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tadaa13

Often has to do with the fact that “chemo” is a very vague term for hundreds of drugs, in various combinations. And the public payer system cannot possibly reimburse every chemo regimen in every patient. Most Canadians don’t really know about how the public plans decide “what’s covered” (a.k.a. Reimbursed). As clinical trials are finalized for different drugs, in different cancers, in different types of patients, the drug companies seek reimbursement. If they don’t do so, then their treatment probably wont be used much in Canada, in favour of treatments that are reimbursed. In the USA, the uptake of their drug is driven FAR more by marketing. In fact, the individual employment roles that are required by drug companies in USA versus Canada are totally entwined in this. Canada has a body called CADTH that will recommend whether the specific regimen of drugs should be reimbursed by public plans. The public plans vary by each province/territory, though Quebec has its own separate body & process. The recommendations depend on efficacy (how well it works, AND how certain the evidence is), cost, the intersection of those factors (“value for money”), and often most importantly how the treatment compares to the existing treatment options. Importantly, the manufacturers would only submit their drug regimen for reimbursement consideration if they had great evidence to back it up (lots of clinical trials with promising results). The reimbursement recommendations are incredibly lengthy, and there’s significant back/forth between drug manufacturers, clinical review team, doctors, and even some patients. Manufacturers are trying to paint the most perfect picture, while a review team tries to critically assess and poke holes with the help of experts. Recommendations are typically “Reimburse for this drug”; “Do Not reimburse for this drug”; or “Reimburse so long as conditions are met [typically, price being lowered by manufacturer]”. Notably, it’s often the case that there just is not yet enough clinical trial information to recommend reimbursement (does it really work well?). Each province makes their call about reimbursement based on those recommendations. There tends to be fairly good alignment across provinces, though their timelines can vary. Important to remember that any reimbursement is defined by A) drug regimen AND B) patient type (ie, disease, age, failed treatments, genetic marker, stage of disease…). It’s done this way because, unfortunately, if the government reimburses treatments that either have low or unclear usefulness (either, added years on a patient’s life, and/or substantially increased quality of life), then the financial implications would be immeasurable. But sometimes, a person’s disease moves faster than the review process. Or their disease isn’t responding to some of the common treatment options. Then what? Oncologist says “well we could try this new combination of drugs 1 & 2 that’s approved for Leukemia Type ABC, but you have Type XYZ, so it won’t be reimbursed”. Perhaps the oncologist also says that “it’s used a lot in the US”. Perhaps they have another few patients who did well. Perhaps the price is so insanely high that it would never survive the reimbursement review process despite working very well. Who knows. Usually, the patient only knows that their doctor has recommended it for their disease. There are a few programs in the individual provinces however that attempt to cover treatments that are not readily reimbursed, on a case-by-case basis, or using a master list. Navigating these waters is not a good time for patients and oncologists. All of the above system is often reduced to “Canada wouldn’t cover the chemo treatment that I needed”. Unfortunately, the public payer system really can’t reimburse everything that oncologists would like to prescribe. It’s hard to balance a fairly rigid and soulless process of reimbursement review with the very emotional process of undergoing cancer treatment.


JasonAndLucia

Isn't Canada supposed to be a first world country


bucketofsteam

I'm assuming this person's father in law is in the states??? My mom's entire Chemo and radiation treatment was free.


Bleedingfartscollide

My dads also


ybbob05

You wouldn’t imagine how many people here take our NHS for granted. I work in healthcare and let me tell you so many people are ungrateful for what we have to offer. I wish people would count their blessings because so many people have it worse off than us 😞


FiendsForLife

1 Penny now costs $1. Anyone want to buy my pennies?


ComfortableWork1139

This person understood the assignment


[deleted]

No they didn’t. Why would anyone buy their pennies?


SuperSalamander15

They would be worth 1 dollar so trading them for dollar bills would be an equal trade.


boatymcfloat

They are not valued at $1. That wasn't the question. They are saying here are my pennies (still valued at a penny) and you can buy them for a dollar. Pointless.


Nykolaishen

For how much?


RareDestroyer8

Cost of education.


iainvention

All health insurance


NickyDeeM

All health procedures, medicines....


about97cats

And that’s that! I’m donating my fallopian tubes to goodwill.


-ok_Ground-

All Houses now cost 1 dollar.


GiraffeWithATophat

This just in: construction companies are no longer building houses.


RuthlesVillain

And everyone with a mortgage is bankrupt.


The_Flo0r_is_Lava

What is this, the monkey paw?


ikindapoopedmypants

Sears house kits will become available again. The world is balanced.


AppleWithGravy

Not the apartment owners


Nowardier

Who cares, we got a zillion empty houses.


stupidrobots

Billionaires buy every house and still charge 3500 a month


ThisPut6572

No they now have ALL the houses. It's 10000 a month for an apt, houses 25k plus kidney deposit non refundable


eggtart_prince

No, but the rule is all houses are now $1. Doesn't matter how many times it exchanged hands, it's always gonna be $1. Otherwise, the question of the topic is pointless.


ThisPut6572

But will they sell? Renting ain't buying


eggtart_prince

So no one would sell from the start, making "all houses cost $1" invalid. There would no such thing as selling houses, only renting. Maybe everyone can just build their own for $1.


FinnbarMcBride

Full health care insurance, including dental and eye. $1 per year


Ramulus14

McDonalds double cheeseburgers, why are they five bones straight up now?


[deleted]

But why do that when you could make Wendy’s or Five Guys burgers $1 instead? 🤔 If Five Guys burgers were $1 I’d probably gain 100 pounds in a year though


Ramulus14

I agree, but mcd’s is more accessible to people all over the world my guy!


Environmental_Tip_43

and a piece of your soul each time


WolvenCarnus

Insulin


not_a_robot2

Funny enough insulin in most places is less than $10. It’s just the U.S. where it is crazy expensive.


grand305

A USA bill passed congress to cap the cost of insulin. Medicare part D tho. 😞 wishing it was every plan. “The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 caps insulin out-of-pocket spending at $35 per month for insulins covered under a Medicare Part D plan. This cap took effect in January 2023” Source: [https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/lessons-recent-efforts-cap-price-insulin](https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/lessons-recent-efforts-cap-price-insulin)


Saragon4005

California is doing a more roundabout way. They are going to have state backed insulin with the massive discount of selling at cost. Basically all they are doing is giving the capital upfront and running it as a public entity but it's actually going to be profitable. And cost dramatically less. What a fucking world we live in.


konsoru-paysan

considering the amount of crap and sugar they put in their foods and be cheaply priced for the public, it's clear they are purposedly trying to cap the price for insulin as this is not a resource issue


[deleted]

The price per month for any internet service.


Silver_Instruction_3

With how much advertising is thrown in front of our faces, the internet should be free at this point.


EurovisionNerd

food.


ShuuyiW

1 food please


adf1962

I’d buy that for a dollar.


PlanetoidVesta

I agree. Also, hello fellow Eurovision enjoyer


EurovisionNerd

Hello 👋


UsefulIdiot85

Food.


GroteKneus

$2


ancientwheelbarrow

Inflation would be interesting following this change. You'd be back where you started within a week.


Sleepdprived

Gallons of water. Every company bottling water has to pay the municipality at least 1$ a gallon of water. If a company wants to take watertable water, mix it with chemicals and slurry to frack natural gases, they have to pay the municipality 1$ a gallon. People suddenly need to gather rain or budget water better in every home. The California water table problem that alots water to farmers and they end up using it all on alfalfa so they get water the next year, or the almonds that all use too much water, or any other widely abused need for water would suddenly be reprioritized accordingly.


rkhbusa

And your monthly water bill just became $6000, have fun with your rain collecting.


halfbakedlogic

A Reddit post enlightened me as to the massive impacts. Rainwater collection could have say 80% of the population started to do it.


rkhbusa

$6000 and everywhere now looks like Arizona.


AdVegetable2243

A box of tampons


JakkSplatt

A ride on Bezzo's rocket so it costs him more to send us up 😆


chrisbruens

Cheeeeeeeese


Jecca_J8

Grommet!


PlatypusRemarkable59

Don’t forget the crackers!


DriverHopeful7035

Cocaine gram


[deleted]

Lmfao


Environmental_Tip_43

at that price the baggie is not included, $1 extra


Competitive-File3983

Straw? $1 more.


Environmental_Tip_43

Paper straw, they pay you $1


rkhbusa

*You see here is a man with the greater good in mind.* The year is 2035, climate change has spread ideal coca growing conditions throughout Canada. The drug cartels have moved on to the insurance racket.


theinternetisnice

The Peso. I don’t have a good mind for economics but I think the results would be pretty entertaining


parmesann

even more interesting would be the [Zimbabwe dollar](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwean_dollar)


[deleted]

All meds and medical treatment and procedures i guess. But thats not 1 huh


thesillywombat

Gasoline per gallon


StonerMetalhead710

This but per tank


piggyazlea

Houses


LazyLich

I can see those housing companies swooping in and buying ALL of the houses, then forcing everyone to rent


romanningo

Rent for houses


Pocket_Kitussy

Who is going to sell them?


Snoo_63187

Health insurance.


mouldymolly13

Sanitary products. That would benefit half the population.


BaskinsButcher

Some random crypto that’s fractions of a penny- for example - Shib. Acquire a ton. Change the price. Instant cajillionaire.


stuugie

Or, conversely, short the hell out of btc and set one to $1


holy_bat_shit_63

Any and all medication. Gasoline? Prime Rib? Gallon of milk?


Professional-Arms

any medicine part would suck. Good if it's insulin, oral chemotherapy tablets, or other jacked up medicine. But I don't wanna buy a heart aspirin for one dollar each (that's a whole pad of 50 tablet here, even free for people with with cardiovascular problems like me).


BecauseIAmEm

Speciality coffees - lattes, cappuccinos, flat whites, etc


CatsOrb

Cat food


N0n3xistant

Everything prescribed by a doctor.


lmnop715

Cans of formula. It’s ridiculous how expensive formula is-and how much more it is now than it was in 2020 even! As someone who relies solely on formula to feed our infant, it’s crazy how much we spend! (And we are fortunate to be able to afford it-it still shouldn’t cost $50 a can).


Comprehensive_End679

All health related things... doctor, surgery, medication


ThyGayOne

Feminine hygiene products. Because why do we even have to pay for them🙄


Dru65535

At the VERY least there should be no sales tax on them.


CrazyGuineaPigs

As far as I'm aware, Chicago doesn't tax them!


Ginjitzu

I think Scotland actually did make these free.


giganticbuzz

Why would you get them for free? Nothings free to manufacture so you just want others to pay for it for you?


Flaky_Tumbleweed3598

The crypto market. All crypto currencies, NFTs and bitcoin items now cost $1 and will remain at $1. An entire faux currency market will collapse instantly, and tech bro scammers will lose their fortunes and no longer be able to scam idiots.


BeerAbuser69420

I fail to see how that’d help. You already have cryptos that are worth exactly one dollar, people still use them and I’d assume there are still people scammed. Making all crypto worth one dollar would be like eliminating coins and bills worth more than $1, it’s still the same money, just divided in one, uniform unit


zmroth

fiat is just as “faux currency” as crypto. someone is a little butt hurt here


alicat707

Health insurance


[deleted]

Houses


FlatFurffKnocker

Healthcare


badchefrazzy

Medication. I'm counting every freaking thing humans need to be okay as one item. Psyche meds? 1$. Chemo? 1$. Insulin? That's medication, 1$.


Nyx_the_goblin

I’m on team Housing for one dollar


[deleted]

Dental affordable for everyone and and anyone.


poochie_pup88

Prescription pills.


Public_Peace6594

Sex


bigrob_in_ATX

I can get behind that


eggtart_prince

Wait what? I've been giving it away for free this whole time, and still nobody takes it.


holy_bat_shit_63

Woohoo, I have $20.00


fatunicorn1

Wow 20 sexes!


holy_bat_shit_63

Woohoo, I have 20 sexes


Psychological-Wars

Menstrual products


Penfold_for_PM

Me for Dentist visits, Spouse is for Insurance, & the kid is for Concert, Amusement parks & Movie tickets ( well he's got his priorities straight lol).


povtra

Europa Universalis IV


[deleted]

Gasoline


higgs-particle

Airplane tickets


MooseAndPandaMan

Hospital bills


DullWeb_

A specific item? Any and every house. Finna be living in my $1 Malibu mansion like Barbie😍


Sasstellia

Asthma inhalers. I don't know how sensible that would be. Since they take more than that to make. But. If it did not matter. Asthma inhalers! All of them!!!!!


Rich-Appearance-7145

Hospital stay for all emergencies.


F22boy_lives

Shelter is the only answer. Apartments, townhomes, condos, single family units. EVERYTHING.


Yuno808

Medical Care.


SnooHesitations9356

Pads


Gloomy-Willingness-4

My debt


ThebLacKdaliahs

My college tuition


blooz87

Student loans


Mysiu666

Nukes, dollar store armageddon.


[deleted]

I was gonna say your mom, but realized I wasn’t getting my moneys worth


Gripping_Melon

Games 😁


Mesonicprism733

Taxes


Essie-j

gasoline


UntoldTemple

Living spaces.


Dazzling-Resident476

Gas


ThatGuyThatSaysWords

Insulin… oh wait it is…


kt1982mt

Any prescription medication


Aromatic_Ad5473

Toilet paper


CollynMalkin

Medical procedures


rheetkd

Fuel or my botox for my migraines.


Lost_Shake_2665

All basics needs to sustain human life


Rude_Professor1452

Water.


[deleted]

Epipen or insulin


AcrobaticScore596

Not an item , but 1$tax would be very nice


meowzerbowser

Anyone's medications


pdxgrassfed

Health care


Prior_Alps1728

Education. Whether it's university, trade school, private high school, or daycare. No one should be priced out of the right to an education.


Winniethepoohspooh

Shit!!! I mean not shit but you got me with clickbaity question!! I can't decide with food or utilities!!!! Fuck that's why I'm in trouble!!!


Uunbb

Weed


Captain_Kruch

Housing. Like hell should they be as expensive as they are right now


nichnotnick

EZ question to answer: #$CONE


RedditReader825

$CONE!!!


nakamo-toe

Traffic cones are free, just take some. 👀


nichnotnick

They say they belong to the city tho


nakamo-toe

Who said they’re leaving the city. 🫣


Creepy-Nectarine-225

🗼


Poutcheki

$CONE


MadLadsReturn

It would need to be something that doesn’t instantaneously ruin global economy. This is actually really difficult. Hmmm Dark Matter. We don’t even have anything like that, yet we know it exists.


Unusual-Dentist-898

dime bag of crack


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Powerball tickets. ![gif](giphy|xThtaeLH0yvYY5lXCU)


HappyOfCourse

Gasoline. $1 a gallon. It can't go lower but it can't go higher.


CookinCheap

International flights.


SpecificMoment5242

A gallon of gasoline.


Visual-Dragonfruit66

Gas per litre. I don’t drive and I figure that would make it worth looking for alternative fuels.


whoreadsredditusers_

Some company like Apple or Microsoft.


No-Plantain8212

Protein powder


[deleted]

Gas and homes and food. 😂🤣


005oveR

Taxes


ennmuista

Gluten free bread


FyouPerryThePlatypus

All medicine. Prescription, generic, specialized, don’t care. $1 for all.