Brigham Buhler
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well since the 1930s but it got captured in the 80s and became uh hmos and so essentially once it was hmos it became a profit center and it changed it pivoted and so the money that's being made off of every single chronic disease and by delaying the onset of these procedures and surgeries so it's pretty nuanced all
well since the 1930s but it got captured in the 80s and became uh hmos and so essentially once it was hmos it became a profit center and it changed it pivoted and so the money that's being made off of every single chronic disease and by delaying the onset of these procedures and surgeries so it's pretty nuanced all
So prior to the 80s, your doctor knew you. They knew your family. They showed up with their little leather bag. They knew everybody in the family. They spent time with you. In the system we have today, because the insurance companies control the doctor's reimbursement rates, the clinician only spends six minutes with you on average here in the United States.
So prior to the 80s, your doctor knew you. They knew your family. They showed up with their little leather bag. They knew everybody in the family. They spent time with you. In the system we have today, because the insurance companies control the doctor's reimbursement rates, the clinician only spends six minutes with you on average here in the United States.
So prior to the 80s, your doctor knew you. They knew your family. They showed up with their little leather bag. They knew everybody in the family. They spent time with you. In the system we have today, because the insurance companies control the doctor's reimbursement rates, the clinician only spends six minutes with you on average here in the United States.
And in six minutes, how can they possibly uncover the root cause, talk to you about family history, diet, lifestyle, nutrition, which they're not trained on in the first place. So it created an issue with the ability to prevent chronic disease is one section of that. But the other end of that is once these insurance conglomerates got ahold of our healthcare institutions and took over,
And in six minutes, how can they possibly uncover the root cause, talk to you about family history, diet, lifestyle, nutrition, which they're not trained on in the first place. So it created an issue with the ability to prevent chronic disease is one section of that. But the other end of that is once these insurance conglomerates got ahold of our healthcare institutions and took over,
And in six minutes, how can they possibly uncover the root cause, talk to you about family history, diet, lifestyle, nutrition, which they're not trained on in the first place. So it created an issue with the ability to prevent chronic disease is one section of that. But the other end of that is once these insurance conglomerates got ahold of our healthcare institutions and took over,
they begin to profiteer off of the chronic disease. So it's not just where it gets very, very complicated and what people don't understand, Trump actually yesterday announced that he was going to break up PBMs. And when I talked to Bobby Kennedy, I was walking him through the PBM and what it is. So many people say these middlemen Or even when I did Bobby's podcast, he said, what is a PBM?
they begin to profiteer off of the chronic disease. So it's not just where it gets very, very complicated and what people don't understand, Trump actually yesterday announced that he was going to break up PBMs. And when I talked to Bobby Kennedy, I was walking him through the PBM and what it is. So many people say these middlemen Or even when I did Bobby's podcast, he said, what is a PBM?
they begin to profiteer off of the chronic disease. So it's not just where it gets very, very complicated and what people don't understand, Trump actually yesterday announced that he was going to break up PBMs. And when I talked to Bobby Kennedy, I was walking him through the PBM and what it is. So many people say these middlemen Or even when I did Bobby's podcast, he said, what is a PBM?
I only I have insurance, not a pharmacy benefit manager. And I said, you have a pharmacy benefit manager that claims that it outsources your drug coverage to a pharmacy, to a PBM. But the truth is.
I only I have insurance, not a pharmacy benefit manager. And I said, you have a pharmacy benefit manager that claims that it outsources your drug coverage to a pharmacy, to a PBM. But the truth is.
I only I have insurance, not a pharmacy benefit manager. And I said, you have a pharmacy benefit manager that claims that it outsources your drug coverage to a pharmacy, to a PBM. But the truth is.
they owned the pbm it's like scooby-doo so you pull the mask off it's like oh it was mr rogers all along so pbm stands for pharmacy benefit man pharmacy benefit manager and they were established in the 70s to be an advocate for the american people to drive down the cost of prescription drug care their job was to negotiate on our behalf to drive down the cost of our medications and
they owned the pbm it's like scooby-doo so you pull the mask off it's like oh it was mr rogers all along so pbm stands for pharmacy benefit man pharmacy benefit manager and they were established in the 70s to be an advocate for the american people to drive down the cost of prescription drug care their job was to negotiate on our behalf to drive down the cost of our medications and
they owned the pbm it's like scooby-doo so you pull the mask off it's like oh it was mr rogers all along so pbm stands for pharmacy benefit man pharmacy benefit manager and they were established in the 70s to be an advocate for the american people to drive down the cost of prescription drug care their job was to negotiate on our behalf to drive down the cost of our medications and
Along the way, as the insurance companies became a for-profit institution, guess what they did? They went out and they gobbled up all of the middlemen. So the pharmacy benefit managers in America are all owned by the five big insurance companies. So when you pull back the layers to the onion, what you find is they've turned the PBM into a profit center.
Along the way, as the insurance companies became a for-profit institution, guess what they did? They went out and they gobbled up all of the middlemen. So the pharmacy benefit managers in America are all owned by the five big insurance companies. So when you pull back the layers to the onion, what you find is they've turned the PBM into a profit center.
Along the way, as the insurance companies became a for-profit institution, guess what they did? They went out and they gobbled up all of the middlemen. So the pharmacy benefit managers in America are all owned by the five big insurance companies. So when you pull back the layers to the onion, what you find is they've turned the PBM into a profit center.