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Adam B. Kushner@AdamBKushner·
Outlook cover story by @wendellpotter: "I sold Americans a lie about Canadian medicine. Now we’re paying the price." https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/08/06/health-insurance-canada-lie/
Anjalee Khemlani@AnjKhem·
On that note, @wendellpotter says: "Despite this windfall, insurance companies will still increase their premiums next year saying that they anticipate the medical trend to pick up."
https://twitter.com/YahooFinance/status/1291418540713680901?s=09
Highlight: “We need a system certainly in which everyone is covered," fmr Cigna VP @wendellpotter says. "We need to move much more rapidly ... to get everyone covered in an insurance plan of some nature. We also need to be able to do more … to reduce the cost of health care.”
Keith Ellison@keithellison·
@wendellpotter, thanks for being a Health insurance whistleblower: “I lied to Americans about Canadian medicine” WaPo. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/08/06/health-insurance-canada-lie/
Andy Slavitt @ 🏡@ASlavitt·
Moderna to charge $32 to $37 a dose for its COVID vaccine. The CEO who has been selling stock routinely, describes this as a gift, “well under its value.”
Considering we taxpayers paid for it, I think it’s approximately $32-$37 too high. https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/510725-moderna-to-charge-32-to-37-a-dose-for-its-covid-vaccine
David Mitchell@DavidP4AD·
Conflict of Interest here is stunning. Dr. Nabel's failure to disclose is unforgivable.
It's shameful that as Americans struggle w/the pandemic, Dr. Nabel gets rich.
But Big @Phrma money/corruption extends to every corner of our system. @BrighamWomens
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/08/06/nation/brigham-womens-president-wrote-opinion-piece-critical-efforts-control-drug-prices/
Ed Markey@EdMarkey·
We need Medicare for All.
