Dr. Peter McCullough
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Oh, you need to acquaint yourself. Look at her sub stack and subs. And Caleb, I don't know if we can throw some of her stuff up here while we're talking. I have to put something to rest here right now. This is from, looks like YouTube, Triadistic. Triadistic says, Dr. Drew made money on the shots. Please tell me how. Please tell me how I did that.
Oh, you need to acquaint yourself. Look at her sub stack and subs. And Caleb, I don't know if we can throw some of her stuff up here while we're talking. I have to put something to rest here right now. This is from, looks like YouTube, Triadistic. Triadistic says, Dr. Drew made money on the shots. Please tell me how. Please tell me how I did that.
Because the shots were given by pharmacies, not by me. And they were paid for by the federal government, weren't they? Didn't the government have, for a while, they were paying for everything? And exactly where did I make money on that? That's really interesting.
Because the shots were given by pharmacies, not by me. And they were paid for by the federal government, weren't they? Didn't the government have, for a while, they were paying for everything? And exactly where did I make money on that? That's really interesting.
Because this whole idea that doctors make money from pharmaceutical anything is the weirdest thing I've ever seen. How exactly would that work? The only way, and I mean the only way, that a doctor these days gets paid by a pharmaceutical company is if they are working for the company. They're a salaried employee.
Because this whole idea that doctors make money from pharmaceutical anything is the weirdest thing I've ever seen. How exactly would that work? The only way, and I mean the only way, that a doctor these days gets paid by a pharmaceutical company is if they are working for the company. They're a salaried employee.
Or they're paid for speaking engagements because they believe what they're saying about some pharmaceutical agent is true. And they're paid a couple thousand dollars per speaking thing, whatever. But when people open a prescription pad, that's the end of it for the doctor. That's the end. And if the doctor, by the way, welcomes, let's say I give a Lipitor.
Or they're paid for speaking engagements because they believe what they're saying about some pharmaceutical agent is true. And they're paid a couple thousand dollars per speaking thing, whatever. But when people open a prescription pad, that's the end of it for the doctor. That's the end. And if the doctor, by the way, welcomes, let's say I give a Lipitor.
What's something that's still trade available? Well, Lipitor back when Pfizer was making it. Let's say I gave a Lipitor prescription then. And then I allowed a Pfizer drug representative into my office, I would hear from the state, that would be a violation. I can't even accept a pen. Think how different that is than your senators and congresspeople who take money from these people all the time.
What's something that's still trade available? Well, Lipitor back when Pfizer was making it. Let's say I gave a Lipitor prescription then. And then I allowed a Pfizer drug representative into my office, I would hear from the state, that would be a violation. I can't even accept a pen. Think how different that is than your senators and congresspeople who take money from these people all the time.
Now, the reason physicians don't take anything from these drug companies is there's reason to believe that it can affect our judgment and we don't wanna do that. So there we go. It's so crazy that people don't understand the system at all.
Now, the reason physicians don't take anything from these drug companies is there's reason to believe that it can affect our judgment and we don't wanna do that. So there we go. It's so crazy that people don't understand the system at all.
And here's by somebody on... Somebody, oh sure, where'd he go? There's somebody on the rant who accused me of getting kickbacks. How would that work? There's no kick, you can't get a kickback on. As a physician, here's how you make, here's how you're paid as a physician.
And here's by somebody on... Somebody, oh sure, where'd he go? There's somebody on the rant who accused me of getting kickbacks. How would that work? There's no kick, you can't get a kickback on. As a physician, here's how you make, here's how you're paid as a physician.
You see the patient, you write a document, a record, and then you apply to Medicare a bill for the amount of time spent, and then Medicare pays you. That's it. That's the totality of how you make money as a physician. There's no other ways you can do it practicing medicine.
You see the patient, you write a document, a record, and then you apply to Medicare a bill for the amount of time spent, and then Medicare pays you. That's it. That's the totality of how you make money as a physician. There's no other ways you can do it practicing medicine.
Now, there are doctors that are paid by hospitals that are employed, but then the hospital gets that employment paid for by doctors. applying to Medicare and the insurance company per visit, and that's it. That is the practice of medicine today. People don't understand how restricted it is. They just don't get it. They imagine. Diane says, I'm backpedaling. How am I backpedaling, Diane?
Now, there are doctors that are paid by hospitals that are employed, but then the hospital gets that employment paid for by doctors. applying to Medicare and the insurance company per visit, and that's it. That is the practice of medicine today. People don't understand how restricted it is. They just don't get it. They imagine. Diane says, I'm backpedaling. How am I backpedaling, Diane?
I'd love to hear it. I worked in pharmacy. We got so much crap. I wonder why he doesn't know about this. Green Grammy, you may be talking about days gone by. Days gone by, and maybe pharmacists still do get stuff. But as a physician in California anyway, maybe it's different in different states.
I'd love to hear it. I worked in pharmacy. We got so much crap. I wonder why he doesn't know about this. Green Grammy, you may be talking about days gone by. Days gone by, and maybe pharmacists still do get stuff. But as a physician in California anyway, maybe it's different in different states.