Skyrocketing Cancer Drugs.....

Pharmaceutical companies gouging patients with skyrocketing prescription drug costs.

George W Bush was Mr. conservative. Conservatives HATE government spending. Conservatives HATE entitlement programs.

Yet in 2006 George W Bush passed Medicare Part D. One of the biggest entitlement programs in a generation. This program provides old people with pharmaceuticals, paid for by the tax payer.

Now why would Bush do that? Well because the Pharmaceutical industry pays billions to the politicians.

Pharmaceutical companies want to sell expensive drugs. Old people need expensive drugs. Unfortunately old people don’t have money. But the government always has money.

So Big Pharma gives the old people the drugs. The government gives the pharmaceutical companies the cash. Everyone is happy.

Written into Medicare Part D is the inability for the government to put price controls, or negotiate on price. The price is whatever the industry says it is, and that is it.

The politicians passed the law (as they were instructed) and now we have skyrocketing prices.

The same drugs can be found (outside of the United States) for 50 to 80% lower Prices. Other countries have price controls.

The American pharmaceutical scam works best with Cancer Drugs. You have cancer..... so you can either pay the outrageous price, or you can Die. Good luck with your decision.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-cost-of-cancer-drugs/