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TrumpRx delayed as senators question if it's a giant scam with Big Pharma

https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/01/trumprx-delayed-as-senators-question-if-its-a-giant-scam-with-big-pharma/
27•duxup•1h ago

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mustyoshi•1h ago
The framing of 100% of people getting a prescription as being bad seems weird to me. We live in the age of AI we don't need a doctor to tell us the side effects of medication anymore, people should be free to buy for themselves whatever they want to take.

Obviously involving insurance and (other people's money) makes a difference, but for direct to consumer, I don't think doctors should be gatekeepers any more.

jameskilton•1h ago
This is such an objectively bad take I don't even know how to respond.
estimator7292•1h ago
This is what we get for spending the last 50 years dismantling our public education system.
fhdkweig•1h ago
I can respond in two words: Snake Oil
anotherhue•1h ago
Most people, most of the time, should not be taking subscription medication.

It's a fix not a lifestyle. Those with chronic conditions sure wish they didn't need to.

jedberg•1h ago
It's rare that I downvote something on HN, but this statement is so incredibly dangerous that I felt I had to. Doctors with a decade of education still make mistakes when prescribing drugs. What chance does the layperson have of getting it right?
happytoexplain•23m ago
Why would you write this? I'm having a hard time knowing what to say.
JohnTHaller•1h ago
One just needs to consider the history of the Trump name in connection with businesses
jedberg•1h ago
It's so sad that Trump so badly wants his name on everything. It's important to note that Obamacare isn't called that because Obama insisted on it. In fact, he protested against calling it that.

It's actually called the ACA (Affordable Care Act). Obama was only attributed to it because people were so happy with what it did for them.

Instead of forcing his name on things, maybe he should try to pass laws that people actually admire and want to put his name on it.

llbbdd•56m ago
This is a bit retroactive, Republicans started calling it Obamacare to make sure no R voters would want to put their support on it, it was later somewhat reclaimed. The Rs did this because it worked verbatim previously with "Hillarycare" in 1993.
John23832•55m ago
> It's actually called the ACA (Affordable Care Act). Obama was only attributed to it because people were so happy with what it did for them.

That's one half of it. The other half is that Obamacare could be used as a dogwhistle to constituents on the right.

nixpulvis•55m ago
Knowledge that the ACA is Obamacare is my litmus test for basic healthy civic engagement.
foogazi•47m ago
> It's actually called the ACA (Affordable Care Act). Obama was only attributed to it because people were so happy with what it did for them.

Obamacare is a pejorative derisively applied to sink it - it’s not an official name

happytoexplain•40m ago
>it’s not an official name

That's the entire point of the parent you're replying to.

Also, "Obamacare" may have originated as a pejorative (I don't know), but I've heard it used positively way more often than negatively.

ldng•1m ago
It's like American absolutly want to be robed by Trump.

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1•PaulHoule•3m ago•0 comments

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/us/michael-beck-dead.html
1•bookofjoe•3m ago•1 comments

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2•anshyyy•11m ago•1 comments

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3•ColinWright•19m ago•1 comments

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2•todsacerdoti•26m ago•0 comments

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