The Lown Institute "honors" the top ten examples of profiteering and dysfunction in health care with an award in his name. Plus a few other items that caught my eye.
I'm a big fan of the annual Shkreli Awards. In my opinion, Big Pharma should be #1 on the 2023 list. Complaining that being forced to negotiate with Medicare is unconstitutional? Seriously? US patients pay, on average, 3.44 times what patients in other OECD member nations pay for brand name drugs. Big Pharma isn’t turning down business in those countries. Those who don’t want to negotiate can either pay an excise tax on the designated drugs or elect to not participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. That’s capitalism.
I met some arrogant doctors in my time where I wanted to get up from my hospital bed and punch them. Who are these people who just do not give a damn.
This just set an all time low for me in healthcare reporting. There comes a time when all have to antiup for their past miscarriages and their present needs. I have a hope the same actions they took are played with them.
Maybe a ghost of healthcare-past can come visit their bed.
I'm a big fan of the annual Shkreli Awards. In my opinion, Big Pharma should be #1 on the 2023 list. Complaining that being forced to negotiate with Medicare is unconstitutional? Seriously? US patients pay, on average, 3.44 times what patients in other OECD member nations pay for brand name drugs. Big Pharma isn’t turning down business in those countries. Those who don’t want to negotiate can either pay an excise tax on the designated drugs or elect to not participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. That’s capitalism.
Merrill:
Wow, just wow!
I met some arrogant doctors in my time where I wanted to get up from my hospital bed and punch them. Who are these people who just do not give a damn.
This just set an all time low for me in healthcare reporting. There comes a time when all have to antiup for their past miscarriages and their present needs. I have a hope the same actions they took are played with them.
Maybe a ghost of healthcare-past can come visit their bed.