Times are changing and consumers are being left behind. We need a radical shift in how our government works. CONSUMERS must be the first consideration for passing policies by a government who's role is to provide stability to it's citizens. Currently businesses capitalize on that position. We need to realign our priorities! Single payer universal health care is the only option that makes health care the priority. Mark Cuban... we're listening!
So way back in the 70s and 80s, so many small independent pharmacies were driven out of business by the chains - Rite Aid, Walgreens, et al. My father was an independent who held on as long as he could before shuttering his store, and his passion. He loved being the local pharmacist who actually knew his customers and their families. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Now the chains are being forced to evolve (or close) due to further consolidations and vertical integration within our phenomenally dysfunctional "system." Sadly, I don't have much hope for improvement in the next decade...
In April this year the Medicare for all acts were reintroduced into both Senate and House. These bills will cover prescription drugs. Please ask everyone to co sponsor house bill 3069 and senate bill 1506.
I was told a few months ago that I could no longer buy prescription drugs at a Kroger pharmacy because it "wasn't close enough to my house" What the hell is going on out there?
PBMs are a scourge on healthcare. They quadruple dip financially. I've had the worst experiences with all of them for the last 20 years. The best experiences? My local independent pharmacy.
In 2024, the U.S. pharmaceutical industry invested approximately $30.2 billion in overall marketing efforts. Of that, about 40% was directed toward direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising, which equates to roughly $12.1 billion spent on ads aimed directly at consumers. This is consistent with other reports estimating over $10 billion in DTC spend during 2024
Thanks goodness corporations have the same right to free speech as individuals. Phew
Times are changing and consumers are being left behind. We need a radical shift in how our government works. CONSUMERS must be the first consideration for passing policies by a government who's role is to provide stability to it's citizens. Currently businesses capitalize on that position. We need to realign our priorities! Single payer universal health care is the only option that makes health care the priority. Mark Cuban... we're listening!
So way back in the 70s and 80s, so many small independent pharmacies were driven out of business by the chains - Rite Aid, Walgreens, et al. My father was an independent who held on as long as he could before shuttering his store, and his passion. He loved being the local pharmacist who actually knew his customers and their families. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Now the chains are being forced to evolve (or close) due to further consolidations and vertical integration within our phenomenally dysfunctional "system." Sadly, I don't have much hope for improvement in the next decade...
The United States is the only advanced nation without universal healthcare
In April this year the Medicare for all acts were reintroduced into both Senate and House. These bills will cover prescription drugs. Please ask everyone to co sponsor house bill 3069 and senate bill 1506.
I was told a few months ago that I could no longer buy prescription drugs at a Kroger pharmacy because it "wasn't close enough to my house" What the hell is going on out there?
PBMs are a scourge on healthcare. They quadruple dip financially. I've had the worst experiences with all of them for the last 20 years. The best experiences? My local independent pharmacy.
I’m hoping GoodRx is an ethical choice for prescription drugs.
Passing Medicare for all act will save thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of dollars and will prevent 500,000 medical bankruptcy every year.
Every time we are seeing a prescription drug commercial, we deserve a disclaimer showing how much these drug companies paid for the advertisement.
GoodRx isn't great either
In 2024, the U.S. pharmaceutical industry invested approximately $30.2 billion in overall marketing efforts. Of that, about 40% was directed toward direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising, which equates to roughly $12.1 billion spent on ads aimed directly at consumers. This is consistent with other reports estimating over $10 billion in DTC spend during 2024
Thanks goodness corporations have the same right to free speech as individuals. Phew