And the reason why the private sector can sell drugs at a much lower price than a gov’t run program is.......wait for it......FRAUD.
Simple example. Prior to 2008 college tuition, albeit high, was somewhat reasonable depending on the school. Ever since the gov’t took over the loan program, tuition has skyrocketed. Know why? Because there's no accountability for the program. The schools know they can charge whatever they want because the gov’t is going to issue the loan and we can all worry about paying it back later, if ever.
Same thing with Medicare. The drug companies can charge what they want because the gov’t will pay the bill and we'll all worry about it later, if ever.
Lowering the cost of some drugs is not going to fix the program. It's entirely broken. As a Trump supporter you should be screaming for him to tell you he's going to kill the fraud and then phase it out. Instead you applaud him as he parrots Hillary and Bernie.
But.....alas I will vote for him if he gets the nod. Just not during the primaries where independent thought still exists.
Your confusing Medicare and Medicaid.
I can have my Medicare part-D script filled in any pharmacy in any state. The state’s not on the hook and has no control over it. The only fraud would be people who pretended to be disabled to get on SS and Medicare but that’s another topic.
Medicaid is quite different and is handled through the state and there is a lot of fraud there.