The basic laws of economics would suggest any overpriced product or service cannot sustain in the free market if there exists sufficient reasonably priced competition. Unfortunately, that is not how the American health care system currently operates. Due to the outsized influence of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the prescription drugs that save both money and lives are not the same ones that get into the hands of patients. A new study focusing on the drug Humira displays this sad reality.
The analysis, provided by IQVIA (a corporation specializing in biopharmaceutical research and development) generated the stunning findings. The study showed that PBMs safeguarded $2 billion worth of profits by suppressing patient access to lower-cost alternatives to Humira, an immunosuppressive drug used to treat arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and other autoimmune conditions. PBMs’ actions in the case of Humira cost employers and health plans an estimated $6 billion in excess costs. Patients directly paid an extra $800 million in co-pays.
The current system incentivizes PBMs to show preferential treatment to more expensive prescription drugs. In fact, PBMs have a number of avenues to artificially drive up costs. The first way is through rebates. PBMs can negotiate discounts off the list price of a particular drug in the form of a rebate paid to them from the pharmaceutical company. However, PBMs are not required to disclose how much revenue they get in the form of rebates, nor are they required to pass any of those savings on to employers or patients. Thus, they will typically favor drugs with higher list prices, as their makers can afford to provide a larger rebate. […]
– Read More: issuesinsights.com
Controlling Protein Is One of the Globalists’ Primary Goals
Between the globalists, corporate interests, and our own government, the food supply is being targeted from multiple angles. It isn’t just silly regulations and misguided subsidies driving natural foods away. Bird flu, sabotaged food processing plants, mysterious deaths of entire cattle herds, arson attacks, and an incessant push to make climate change the primary consideration for all things are combining for a perfect storm to exacerbate the ongoing food crisis.
The primary target is protein. Specifically, they’re going after beef as the environmental boogeyman. They want us eating vegetable-based proteins, lab-grown meat, or even bugs instead of anything that walked the pastures of America. This is why we launched a long-term storage prepper beef company that provides high-quality food that’s shelf-stable for up to 25-years.
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