“The folly of targeting big pharma”
http://www.progressivepolicy.org/issues/economy/wsj-the-folly-of-targeting-big-pharma/
The article, reprinted in the WSJ on 12/10/15, above talks about Hillary Clinton attacking big pharma for high drug prices, and others of course, and states the case that drugs can reduce overall health care costs over time. The author is with the Progressive Policy Institute, and advocates for its’ namesake type of policies for the U.S. The PPI was started in 1989 as part of the Democrat Leadership Conference, a driver of Bill Clinton’s policies.
A progressive organization defending drug companies, now that is interesting! The ACA was supported by these same companies, also by large hospital and insurance organizations. And the result is….All of us are paying more, do not have the plan we had, can’t go to many of the doctors we want, many are not subject to the law because they are friends of B.O.(unions, etc.) while the rest of us suffer.
The ACA did address some necessary issues like total caps, pre-existing conditions, a path for all to obtain a plan. Its’ failure is more government control, less freedom for states to experiment, no competition across state lines, etc.
I believe drugs can reduce the cost of health care over time. I wish I knew why the PPI agrees with me, maybe I should open my mind a bit.