WASHINGTON — In a ruling important to many companies across the country, the Commerce Department announced Friday that Chinese steelmakers sold steel tubes used by the oil and gas industry at below-market value in the U.S., a practice that domestic steelmakers say has harmed their operations.
The department issued the ruling late Friday, and the decision affects imported carbon or alloy tubular steel products from China that are used in oil and gas wells. These imports were valued at $1.
But drug pricing experts expect Gilead and its rivals may still argue that the quicker cure represents a value to patients, buffering any steep price reductions.
"The position and concept of pharma is not ingredient costs or duration of treatment cost. Pharma is looking at it as cost per cure," said John Whang, co-president of Reimbursement Intelligence, which works with pharmaceutical companies and payers to help determine prices for medicines.
I've been taking multi-vitamins for a long time, but now I'm wondering what kind of break should I take? Usually, I stopped taking vitamins for 3-4 months, but now I don't feel very well, I'm thinking to continue the course.
Why is it drug companies withhold information about what certain drugs are taking away from the body when being used to treat the condition they were designed for?
Dane has it absolutely right! Pain pills and Pain itself has become a business in the Western World. And I say it like that because I lived in Singapore for 2 years and other places in SE Asia at times and I can promise you that you can only get something derived from opium at a hospital and it's only given in the most severe cases. And I am not talking about some third world countries....
Hi there, So, you are having a baby with him, is that right? Are you both teenagers? Lots of big things coming your way very soon. Are you living with his parents too or are you are with yours and he's with his? Sorry for all the questions, I'm just trying to understand.
Do you have any support from your own family?
On the surface, I think it is smart to expect certain things out of the father of our children.
I just watched "under our skin", a documentary on Lyme's disease. I bring it up because it's considered a political disease, as much as CM or CFS. Doctors who have treated chronic Lyme's patients have lost their licenses and/or been driven into bankruptcy;others have quit before their lives were ruined.
The narrator said that most lawsuits against doctors are brought by insurance companies!
But what was it she was saying about the number of insurance companies and how she is limited in her choice?
Why can she not choose her own Insurance and why is it not more competitive so that people can choose what is affordable?
My niece has a friend who works for a health insurance company and they give them incredible perks, fancy cars right off the showroom, gift cards at 5000.
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