As prescription drug prices continue to rise, states increasingly have been turning to lawsuits to fight the power of pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs — the middlemen in the drug supply chain.
This is good news - why should some middle manager be able to increase prices, all costs passed down to patients, and pocket the difference?
If americans actually knew and paid the cost of medicine, they would realise how much they’re being scalped.
Just as an example - I pay £9 per prescription in the UK. If I know itll be an going prescription, I can get a prepayment plan to reduce that even more. If you have a life long medical condition, you get a medical exception(? might have a different name) entitling you to free-at-point-of-sale prescriptions.
Of course as a country, all tax payers pay into national insurance so I am not saying it’s “completely free healthcare”. But I know it will always be there, and will cost me nothing at point of use. I never have to fear needing loans, insurance coverage and claims, anything. If I need a hospital, I can just go. Never fear of bankruptcy.
This is good news - why should some middle manager be able to increase prices, all costs passed down to patients, and pocket the difference?
If americans actually knew and paid the cost of medicine, they would realise how much they’re being scalped.
Just as an example - I pay £9 per prescription in the UK. If I know itll be an going prescription, I can get a prepayment plan to reduce that even more. If you have a life long medical condition, you get a medical exception(? might have a different name) entitling you to free-at-point-of-sale prescriptions.
Of course as a country, all tax payers pay into national insurance so I am not saying it’s “completely free healthcare”. But I know it will always be there, and will cost me nothing at point of use. I never have to fear needing loans, insurance coverage and claims, anything. If I need a hospital, I can just go. Never fear of bankruptcy.