Brigham Buhler
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Then they negotiate for Medicare and Medicaid with the federal government. And they say, hey, federal government, since you're our buddy, we'll give you a price break. We're going to sell it to you for $800 a month. Better than anywhere in the country. You're getting a $200 price concession per month on this drug. They didn't pay $800. They paid $500.
Then they negotiate for Medicare and Medicaid with the federal government. And they say, hey, federal government, since you're our buddy, we'll give you a price break. We're going to sell it to you for $800 a month. Better than anywhere in the country. You're getting a $200 price concession per month on this drug. They didn't pay $800. They paid $500.
Then they negotiate for Medicare and Medicaid with the federal government. And they say, hey, federal government, since you're our buddy, we'll give you a price break. We're going to sell it to you for $800 a month. Better than anywhere in the country. You're getting a $200 price concession per month on this drug. They didn't pay $800. They paid $500.
They made $300 off of the federal government every month. And who paid that? Me and you.
They made $300 off of the federal government every month. And who paid that? Me and you.
They made $300 off of the federal government every month. And who paid that? Me and you.
There is a safe harbor, and that's what people are trying to peel through. They're trying to get rid of this safe harbor. I think the Senate had an investigation they launched, I think, two years ago on the cost of insulin. And so when we talk about people celebrating the death of this CEO, it's terrible, but I'm trying to get people to understand where this anger and animosity comes from.
There is a safe harbor, and that's what people are trying to peel through. They're trying to get rid of this safe harbor. I think the Senate had an investigation they launched, I think, two years ago on the cost of insulin. And so when we talk about people celebrating the death of this CEO, it's terrible, but I'm trying to get people to understand where this anger and animosity comes from.
There is a safe harbor, and that's what people are trying to peel through. They're trying to get rid of this safe harbor. I think the Senate had an investigation they launched, I think, two years ago on the cost of insulin. And so when we talk about people celebrating the death of this CEO, it's terrible, but I'm trying to get people to understand where this anger and animosity comes from.
Well, I think it's a fair question. People are catching on to the magic trick and they're going, wait a second, you are screwing us. And the reason my cost of healthcare is so expensive and I can't get my surgeries and my kid's addicted to opioids and my wife is dying of cancer and I'm fighting with you to get this coverage is because you are literally printing money off of chronic disease.
Well, I think it's a fair question. People are catching on to the magic trick and they're going, wait a second, you are screwing us. And the reason my cost of healthcare is so expensive and I can't get my surgeries and my kid's addicted to opioids and my wife is dying of cancer and I'm fighting with you to get this coverage is because you are literally printing money off of chronic disease.
Well, I think it's a fair question. People are catching on to the magic trick and they're going, wait a second, you are screwing us. And the reason my cost of healthcare is so expensive and I can't get my surgeries and my kid's addicted to opioids and my wife is dying of cancer and I'm fighting with you to get this coverage is because you are literally printing money off of chronic disease.
It is not about patient lives and patient outcomes. It's about profits. and they're killing it all the way to the bank.
It is not about patient lives and patient outcomes. It's about profits. and they're killing it all the way to the bank.
It is not about patient lives and patient outcomes. It's about profits. and they're killing it all the way to the bank.
They're going to come in and say, if there's no pharmacy benefit managers, we're an advocate on behalf of the people. We negotiate down the cost of prescription drug care. Federal government, if you look at this and add the numbers up, the average wholesale price of every drug in America times the amount of patient lives in America
They're going to come in and say, if there's no pharmacy benefit managers, we're an advocate on behalf of the people. We negotiate down the cost of prescription drug care. Federal government, if you look at this and add the numbers up, the average wholesale price of every drug in America times the amount of patient lives in America
They're going to come in and say, if there's no pharmacy benefit managers, we're an advocate on behalf of the people. We negotiate down the cost of prescription drug care. Federal government, if you look at this and add the numbers up, the average wholesale price of every drug in America times the amount of patient lives in America
and then I say I'm giving you a 30% price concession on all of the average wholesale price, I can make the math look good. But like I said earlier- But the wholesale price is fake. It's fake, yes. Like I said earlier, there's liars, there's damn liars, and then there's statistics.
and then I say I'm giving you a 30% price concession on all of the average wholesale price, I can make the math look good. But like I said earlier- But the wholesale price is fake. It's fake, yes. Like I said earlier, there's liars, there's damn liars, and then there's statistics.