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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

What are the odds we'll get this in America in the next 20 years? Or that insurance will cover it? I mean we live in for-profit medical hell. They actually have weight loss drugs that like 7/10ths of Americans need, but a month's worth cost over $1,000 out of pocket. Insulin is already stupidly overpriced and there's no financial incentive to cure it, so why would they? The insurance and pharma companies aren't in the business of helping people. If they were there be non-proffits (for a start). Instead they get as much federal subsidy money as possible and then still charge $1,000 a month that insurance might cover if you're lucky or rich enough to even have any that's worth a damn.

So yeah, cool story, but here in America this won't make any difference. Maybe in 50 years it'll be affordable, we'll see.

[–] Crumbgrabber@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Side effects include a craving for crumbs.

[–] threeduck@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago

You stay away from my crumbs, crumb grabber.

[–] 0nekoneko7@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Great work. 👍‍

[–] PiratePanPan@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 7 months ago

Maybe I will eat that quart of ice cream today...

[–] potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

yeahhhh we'll see about that

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