Opiate tax proposed

[WVUPharm2007]

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A bill to tax opioids one cent per milligram would be used to fund substance abuse treatment efforts in West Virginia and nationwide, according to new legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.).

The Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment (LifeBOAT) Act would establish a permanent funding stream to provide and expand access to drug treatment centers. The bill also includes a rebate program for cancer-related pain and hospice care and exempts drugs used exclusively for the treatment of opioid addiction.

Manchin and five other senators introduced the bill Tuesday

A cent per milligram, eh? So fentanyl would be taxed like 1/1000 that of Tylenol #3, I guess. Brilliant.

 

[ChalupaBatman86]

That's what happens what politicians legislate things they don't understand.

 

[mik30102]

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A cent per milligram, eh? So fentanyl would be taxed like 1/1000 that of Tylenol #3, I guess. Brilliant.

I mean besides that oversight its not to bad of an idea. Could also just change it to 1 cent per mg of morphine equivalents if you wanted to.

 

[zelman]

Immodium prices to skyrocket

 

[PharmDBro2017]

Immodium prices to skyrocket

Lol.

 

[Heroic Combo]

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A cent per milligram, eh? So fentanyl would be taxed like 1/1000 that of Tylenol #3, I guess. Brilliant.

I mean besides that oversight its not to bad of an idea. Could also just change it to 1 cent per mg of morphine equivalents if you wanted to.

Or it could just be a percentage. Problem solved. This guy's idea is basically the same as saying tax caviar at 1 dollar a pound and tax salt at 1 dollar a pound. Makes no sense. What a dummy.

per mg isn't that bad though, most common opiates have similar equivalencies and therefore taxing, aside from fent and hydromorphone and a few other more less common drugs

 

[zelman]

Or it could just be a percentage. Problem solved. This guy's idea is basically the same as saying tax caviar at 1 dollar a pound and tax salt at 1 dollar a pound. Makes no sense. What a dummy.

per mg isn't that bad though, most common opiates have similar equivalencies and therefore taxing, aside from fent and hydromorphone and a few other more less common drugs

More less common drugs, eh?

 

[Heroic Combo]

More less common drugs, eh?

Whoops.. yeah less common drugs

 

[gwarm01]

Remifentanil for all!

 

[ldiot]

Dumbest thing I've ever seen.

1) As pointed out the person on oxycontin pays way more than the person on dilaudid or duragesic
2) Why did the price of my rx go up? Sir we are collecting extra money so we can treat you when you get addicted to your rx. How stupid is that...
3) If anything they should tax buprenorphine. At least it would be addicts funding addicts as opposed to some legitimate patients having to pay (guy who gets hip surgery) and other legitimate patients not (guy who has an ear infection)

At the end of they day it would just add a few dollars so it doesn't really matter but it's the principle and logic that is horrid.