One reason for “health care” inflation

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Jim deMaine

How can this happen? Well for one, Medicare is forbidden by law to negotiate with big pharma!

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3 Responses to One reason for “health care” inflation

  1. Richard Dion says:
    October 29, 2016 at 12:22 PM

    Obamacare costs are going up because all medical care costs are going up. Hospitals are doing well in this environment if they are well run but doctors offices are overwhelmed and 54% of docs are reporting “burnout”. We need systemic adjustments but not ” throw it all out and start over”

  2. Alice Wesley says:
    October 29, 2016 at 1:00 PM

    Is there anything you can recommend we do about this, Jim? E.g., should we forward this list to our representatives and senators?

    To what factor(s) do you attribute these prices differences? Is Canada’s singler-payer system about to negotiate lower prices from the drug companies?

    Alice

    • Jim deMaine says:
      October 29, 2016 at 2:26 PM

      I think that our representatives and senators are well aware. One big problem is that Medicare is prohibited by law from negotiating for lower drug prices – whereas the VA system can negotiate for their much low drug costs. Go figure! Big pharma spending and lobbyists control a majority of the law makers.

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