Pharmacy Shock — An Opportunity for Improvement
- T Michael White MD FACP
- Nov 27, 2024
- 1 min read
Ibrahim I Ghobrial MD FACP
“Necessity never made a good bargain.” Benjamin Franklin
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Dear Mr. President, Honorable Members of Congress and Distinguished Staff and Fine Citizens,
Please envision…
Please improve...
Respectfully submitted,
Ibrahim I Ghobrial MD FACP
Pittsburgh
Copy to: We The People at fixingushealthcare.com
The artist includes this helpful link. TMWMD
Strategies for patients to lower drug costs JAMA
Great cartoon editorial. Besides the obvious questions it poses, it hints at several others. Are there alternative medications that might work just as well? If a patient is taking a medication prescribed by his or her doctor, is it ethical to administratively place that medication out of the patient's reach? Is there a safety net in place for patients who can no longer afford their medications? Given the failed free-market in health care (a failure vividly portrayed in this cartoon), what incentive exists to keep pharmaceutical companies from raising their prices continuously? There are, of course, other questions, but the principle one is how can we protect patients like this from situations like this? Thanks for your excellent post! DSKMD
A picture is worth 1,000 words. TMWMD