Marty Makary

What sort of actions have you guys taken and can you take to help bring down the price of drugs for patients, for care providers, for insurance companies, and ultimately for the economy?

Like I got pink eye from my kids.

Like I got pink eye from my kids.

And it was such a headache to get the drops to get my pink eye to go away.

And it was such a headache to get the drops to get my pink eye to go away.

Like, I mean, I can't, I spent so much money just getting a few drops of antibiotics to put in my eye.

Like, I mean, I can't, I spent so much money just getting a few drops of antibiotics to put in my eye.

But if I were able to buy that medicine, the antibiotic drops over the counter, and I could just pick it up the shelf, how do I get my insurance to pay for it?

But if I were able to buy that medicine, the antibiotic drops over the counter, and I could just pick it up the shelf, how do I get my insurance to pay for it?

How does that process work?

How does that process work?

Just explain to the everyday consumer what that's going to look like.

Just explain to the everyday consumer what that's going to look like.

I've got to imagine at 15% of GDP, this is a giant ship you're trying to reset and redirect.

I've got to imagine at 15% of GDP, this is a giant ship you're trying to reset and redirect.

Can you get this done in this administration?

Can you get this done in this administration?

Can you make the changes of moving many of these medications over the counter and get them to fit under insurance reimbursement plans?

Can you make the changes of moving many of these medications over the counter and get them to fit under insurance reimbursement plans?

Yeah.