The current system is a cronyism system with Big Pharma paying off congress critters, and they putting pressure on Big Pharma. Many of the drugs are poorly tested, much of the results are hidden until the law suits start in.
My 16 year old very healthy, active gymnast grand daughter was given that unnecessary Gardasil 3 shot series, she now has Rheumatoid Arthritis which is progressive, and Fibromyalgia a muscle disease that is also progressive and there is no cure for either you can only manage the symptoms with high side effect drugs. It has ruined her life. And will eventually put her in a wheelchair. Spain and Japan have BANNED GARDASIL. The manufacture hid the full facts from the FDA.
To add to what I posted, Sen. Cruz is correct on the proven European drugs and treatments. Hubby’s knee ortho has used a procedure he learned in England for partial knees that works better than the ones our medical ortho’s use.
Stem cells are going to be a big part of the future in treating sickness, those from adults, not these baby killer ones.
But he needs to expand the bill to include those of us who are on Medicare and Tricare Life as we are EXCLUDED from such treatments. DOD has just informed us that the pilot program that was put in place in 2014 that all daily meds must be either Military base obtained or Express Scripts. It is a DOD MANDATE. Only a 1 time fill when the Base Pharmacy is closed or on the weekends, can be gotten at a private pharmacy. It’s a pain in the butt, for base you are limited to what they have, and refills come out of Pensacola. For Express Scripts who have been known for fraud, they just stuff what is ordered in your mail box UN Photo ID signed for. We are talking Thousands of $$ retail in drugs every 3 months. Which leaves them open to neighborhood kids to take or thieves for making their drugs, or just selling on the street, depending on the types of drugs. Between the 2 of us that is a retail of $4 K every 3 months for 5 name brand drugs, that the base does not carry. The rest are filled at the base. The new narcotics laws means you have to have a new script that says CHRONIC PAIN every month, or you will only get a 2 week supply. It can’t say severe pain, it must say CHRONIC PAIN. Many seniors live in chronic arthritis pain or other health issue caused pain. Makes things harder on the patient.