Brigham Buhler
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On average, a primary care in America has six minutes with you. Six minutes. They can't do anything in six minutes.
On average, a primary care in America has six minutes with you. Six minutes. They can't do anything in six minutes.
On average, a primary care in America has six minutes with you. Six minutes. They can't do anything in six minutes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
They prescribe you a drug and they push you out the door because that's what they were taught to do.
They prescribe you a drug and they push you out the door because that's what they were taught to do.
They prescribe you a drug and they push you out the door because that's what they were taught to do.
Well, what's tough is they're all not good. Right. Because they're all for profit.
Well, what's tough is they're all not good. Right. Because they're all for profit.
Well, what's tough is they're all not good. Right. Because they're all for profit.
But they're unfortunately like a necessity because of something catastrophic, right? The average person can't afford a million dollar spine surgery. Like there's an event that could happen where you need these insurance companies. And that's where they obstruct and try and prevent your accessibility to care. I don't know what the future holds for that. It's pretty terrifying.
But they're unfortunately like a necessity because of something catastrophic, right? The average person can't afford a million dollar spine surgery. Like there's an event that could happen where you need these insurance companies. And that's where they obstruct and try and prevent your accessibility to care. I don't know what the future holds for that. It's pretty terrifying.
But they're unfortunately like a necessity because of something catastrophic, right? The average person can't afford a million dollar spine surgery. Like there's an event that could happen where you need these insurance companies. And that's where they obstruct and try and prevent your accessibility to care. I don't know what the future holds for that. It's pretty terrifying.
If you look at how much money is being made off the federal government, like Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, what a lot of people don't understand is those aren't governmental payer programs anymore. The government outsourced those to who? The big five insurance companies. So even the governmental institutions are getting price gouged.
If you look at how much money is being made off the federal government, like Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, what a lot of people don't understand is those aren't governmental payer programs anymore. The government outsourced those to who? The big five insurance companies. So even the governmental institutions are getting price gouged.
If you look at how much money is being made off the federal government, like Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, what a lot of people don't understand is those aren't governmental payer programs anymore. The government outsourced those to who? The big five insurance companies. So even the governmental institutions are getting price gouged.
And how they negotiate those rates and show the government they're saving them money is they just, so they set the drug price of every drug in America. People don't understand that. UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Aetna set the drug price. So when people go, why in the hell are these weight loss drugs so expensive? Your insurance company set the price.
And how they negotiate those rates and show the government they're saving them money is they just, so they set the drug price of every drug in America. People don't understand that. UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Aetna set the drug price. So when people go, why in the hell are these weight loss drugs so expensive? Your insurance company set the price.