It’s the opposite of the Dropbox comment, which asserted it was already easy to do. This criticism asserts it’s too hard.
The problem is getting the drugs you need is not easy to do, and while 4 thieves isn’t “easy” yet, it actually is way easier than arguing with insurance, needing a PA, getting a letter of medical necessity, only to still get rejected, and then having to argue with your state insurance board through an IMR.
That’s what I meant. All it takes is one or a few people to start doing this for friends, and it begins to spread.
And that says nothing of when Shkreli or anyone else jacks up the price of an important life-saving medication simply because, well, they can.
Has this in fact happened?
If the drugs are "actually" cheap and easy to make, I suggest importing them from India. If they aren't "actually" easy to make, you aren't going to successfully make them.
That said, one wishes that you hadn't dragged abortion in, they use it to derail the discussion around universal medical care. Hey, you can't afford the dentist, but at least we fight for abortion.