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Did you know pharmaceutical companies are making billions of
dollars in excess profits under the new Medicare drug benefit,
according to a report by the Center for Economic and Policy
Research? In the first year of the Medicare Part D program,
Pfizer will make $1-2 billion in excess profits on Lipitor and
$585 million on Zoloft! Wyeth will make nearly $1 billion on
Protonix and Merck will make $1.6 billion on Zocor!
The report calculated the difference between the average cost of
20 common drugs used by senior citizens and the cost when
obtained through the Veterans Administration. It found excess
profits totaling more than $7 billion in the first year of the
program. Thousands of drugs cost more than necessary under the
Medicare Drug Plan because congress prohibited Medicare from
negotiating drug prices directly with the pharmaceutical
industry as is done by the Veterans Administration. In the case
of many drugs, the price paid by insurers participating in the
plan are more than twice as high as the prices paid by the
Veterans Administration. The excess profits for the drug
industry as a whole will be close to $50 billion dollars in the
first full year of the Medicare Drug Benefit Program.
How do you battle a system as corrupt as this? Individually you
take your health back into your own hands. This means
preventative medicine. If you wait until you are ill, you will
more than likely force your physician to put you on some drug to
stop the symptoms. If you follow a Wellness Program, such as
ones we offer at the Natural Medicine Clinic, you will be in
charge of your healthcare, using minimal supportive aids, along
with highly nutritious food sources, exercise and a
mental/emotional view of the world as a priceless gift not to be
misused or thrown away. Please chose wisely.
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