Should the government intervene in fixing the price the medicines?

Should the government intervene in fixing the price the medicines?
May 9, 2007 21:11
ZOEY Points: Join Date: Nov 29, 2004 Status: offline	Recently, A heated discussion has been aroused, that is, should the government intervene in fixing the price of the medicines? Some say 'yes', other say'no'. Those who support this move of the government their own reasons. They say that those pharmaceutical factories fix the price of those medicines randomly without the surpervision and intervention of the government. The only thing is to make more profits.They never think of the patients. And the pharmaceutical market is in disorder. The government should do something to resolve this problem. Otherwise, the interests of the patients will be hurt badly and no one can afford to go to hospitals in the future. For some key sections which is very important for people, the government should adopt some measures and control them. Those who oppose this move of the government also give their reasons. The purpose of the reform of the medical treatment is not just to lower the price of the medicines. The government should obey the market law and should not use some administrative measures to intervene in fixing the medicine price.The government can make some other relief measures to help those poor people. The most powerful evidence is that the situation has not changed a lot though the government tried 22 times to lower the medicine price. Those pharaceutical factories have their countermeasures. If some kinds of medicine have no profit, they will stop producing them. What is your opinion on this issue? Which side will you support?

May 9, 2007 21:11

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Recently, A heated discussion has been aroused, that is, should the government intervene in fixing the price of the medicines? Some say 'yes', other say'no'. Those who support this move of the government their own reasons. They say that those pharmaceutical factories fix the price of those medicines randomly without the surpervision and intervention of the government. The only thing is to make more profits.They never think of the patients. And the pharmaceutical market is in disorder. The government should do something to resolve this problem. Otherwise, the interests of the patients will be hurt badly and no one can afford to go to hospitals in the future. For some key sections which is very important for people, the government should adopt some measures and control them. Those who oppose this move of the government also give their reasons. The purpose of the reform of the medical treatment is not just to lower the price of the medicines. The government should obey the market law and should not use some administrative measures to intervene in fixing the medicine price.The government can make some other relief measures to help those poor people. The most powerful evidence is that the situation has not changed a lot though the government tried 22 times to lower the medicine price. Those pharaceutical factories have their countermeasures. If some kinds of medicine have no profit, they will stop producing them.
What is your opinion on this issue? Which side will you support?

May 10, 2007 22:00	#1
JIMMYB Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	Well, it is hard to say what the government have done is good or not. Personally speaking, if the government can find an effective way to resolve the problem, that is good. The market also needs the administrative measures to regulate though the market rules themselves are very important.

May 27, 2007 01:23	#2
ELLEN77 Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	"If some kinds of medicine have no profit, they will stop producing them. " Yes, that's true, but the present problem is the price of the medicine is too high, I think the merchants of medicines are far from being unprofitable. The market does work, but the necessary government control is also demanded. As far as I know, some of the medicines are really much cheaper now.

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