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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Road Walker who wrote (3078)12/4/2007 10:14:00 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 42652
 
Huh? Blue Cross doesn't need R&D.

I wasn't suggesting that they did. Only suggesting that the government negotiators would not be receptive to any padding. "R&D" was meant to convey "extras."

Do they allow them profits for R&D?

The answer is "no." There's a fixed allowance for overhead and profit in government contracts. Not enough to bring new drugs to market.