“In fact, not only does the [Inflation Reduction Act] harm #healthcare - it funnels money toward the two entities that are currently the biggest problems in healthcare – Pharmacy Benefit Managers and insurers.”
Another amazing piece from @mass_marion
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Another amazing piece from @mass_marion
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https://twitter.com/mass_marion/status/1555646590995636226
“The proposal claims to give the government the ability to ‘negotiate’ drug prices in the Medicare space…That isn’t negotiation – that is price fixing. And, with the US already experiencing over 200 medication and solution shortages price fixing will only make things worse”
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“If politicians were actually paying attention to the market, they could see why [drug prices are high] - middlemen.
Instead, the current proposal actually finds a way to give these market leaches more money – and for that matter even more leverage over my patients.”
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Instead, the current proposal actually finds a way to give these market leaches more money – and for that matter even more leverage over my patients.”
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“the bill proposes a permanent repeal of the Trump rebate (aka kickback) rule. And, while a rule created by Trump might be polarizing – the policy itself isn’t…The reason is simple; rebates are legalized kickbacks that PBMs collect from manufacturers.”
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“In 2020, David Balto published the estimate of kickbacks collected to be close to $200 billion per year.”
This bill will do far more harm than good
Vote no
@SenGillibrand @SenSchumer @Sen_JoeManchin @SenatorSinema
And read the article!
5/end
This bill will do far more harm than good
Vote no
@SenGillibrand @SenSchumer @Sen_JoeManchin @SenatorSinema
And read the article!
5/end
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