Is the medical/pharmaceutical industry really very corrupt and denying cures, b/!
Question: I don't know which side to believe. It's obvious that it's a business, doctors are as well, but I mean is it really THAT corrupt that they're hiding and stopping progression on cures for diseases, because it would interfere with money making treatments? These doctors are rolling in money based on people's suffering. How corrupt is that?
Why are people standing for this corruption, if it were true?
So well, is the industry corrupt or not?
Answers: I don't know which side to believe. It's obvious that it's a business, doctors are as well, but I mean is it really THAT corrupt that they're hiding and stopping progression on cures for diseases, because it would interfere with money making treatments? These doctors are rolling in money based on people's suffering. How corrupt is that?
Why are people standing for this corruption, if it were true?
So well, is the industry corrupt or not?
When it comes down to it, yes, it's greed. Part of the blame is the medical philosophy of this country. Everyone here believes in taking a pill for any illness, even if the drug has no effect. Do you have any idea how many times I've been asked for an antibiotic for a viral infection?
And what money making treatment? I don't make a penny from drugs. Do you have any idea how many doctors have declared bankruptcy? Too many I know have went under, and several switched careers.
We actually have two major problems in our health care. Pharmaceutical industry for overcharging drugs, even for generic drugs. And the monopolistic insurance companies. They denied coverage and reimbursement to patients and to all health professionals. The only winners are the shareholders and the insurance/pharmaceutical companies themselves. Everyone else be damned.
I truly worry about my fellow doctors. It doesn't make much financial sense to be working as a doctor when reimbursements are so little and overhead is so high. Bottomline, we're lucky if we make 5 figures after expenses.
Thats a good question. I could not say whether or not the level of corrution in pharmaceutical companies is that high or not. The reason why people would be standing for this type of corruption is because they arent aware of the problem.
Nope. the profit is in the cure
It is all about profit. It is the American way to put money before the interest of people. This applies to all industries.
No they arent corrupt. Medications DO help people. And doctors make so much money because they are required to know AMPLE AND AMPLE amounts of information and are required to work literally GRUELING hours and study EXTREMELY hard to get where they are 10 yrs after high school and being in college and internships all that time. It is a horrible process they have to go through. However, they do it to help people, not for the money. There are so many other jobs I can think of that require less school and time that make about the same amount of money. they have to have a passion for what they do... not just because of the money.
Well of course it's corrupt! 60 million ppl with no medical insurance. The outrageous price of many very useful drugs. Doctors who refuse to see medicare and medicaide patiences because the pay is too low. All you gotta do is look at health care in Canada, England, France, etc to know our system is corrupt. They get a lot more for less than we do.
If Obama or Hillary wins the Presidency, that will be sending a pretty loud msg that we're fed up and want a big change.