How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care And How We Can Repair It

The American health care system is in a state of crisis. Costs are skyrocketing, access to care is shrinking, and the quality of care is declining. How did we get here? And what can we do to fix it?

Sickening: How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It

by John Abramson

4.6 out of 5

Language	:	English
File size	:	3481 KB
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Print length	:	334 pages

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In their new book, How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care And How We Can Repair It, Dr. David Belk and Dr. Fred Bisci argue that the pharmaceutical industry is largely to blame for the current state of the American health care system. They write that Big Pharma has used its wealth and power to corrupt the system, driving up costs, limiting access to care, and stifling innovation.

Belk and Bisci provide a detailed look at the ways in which Big Pharma has corrupted the American health care system. They discuss how the industry has:

• Lobbied Congress to pass laws that favor their interests
• Paid off doctors to prescribe their drugs
• Advertised directly to consumers, creating demand for their products
• Manipulated the patent system to extend the life of their drugs
• Raised the prices of their drugs to astronomical levels

The result of Big Pharma's corruption is a health care system that is unaffordable, inaccessible, and ineffective. Belk and Bisci argue that we need to take action to repair the system and put the needs of patients first.

They offer a number of proposals for reform, including:

• Banning Big Pharma from lobbying Congress
• Prohibiting doctors from accepting payments from drug companies
• Restricting the direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs
• Reforming the patent system to make it more difficult for drug companies to extend the life of their drugs
• Allowing the government to negotiate lower drug prices

Belk and Bisci's book is a powerful indictment of Big Pharma and its role in the broken American health care system. They offer a clear and concise plan for reform that would put the needs of patients first. This book is a must-read for anyone who is concerned about the future of American health care.

Sickening: How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It

by John Abramson

4.6 out of 5

Language	:	English
File size	:	3481 KB
Text-to-Speech	:	Enabled
Screen Reader	:	Supported
Enhanced typesetting	:	Enabled
X-Ray	:	Enabled
Word Wise	:	Enabled
Print length	:	334 pages

FREE