http://blog.hcfama.org/2009/11/12/jon-gruber-interview-on-coverage-expansion-before-cost-control/ The Ultimate Massachusetts Health Care Insider Information Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:02:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.hcfama.org/2009/11/12/jon-gruber-interview-on-coverage-expansion-before-cost-control/#comment-2620 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:59:41 +0000 http://blog.hcfama.org/?p=3912#comment-2620 The last sentence of this article is probably the most important.
Once we have coverage we can start controlling costs and the first and most effective way would be to prohibit pharmaceutical companies from dealing direct with the public (i.e.via TV commercials). These companies spend billions of dollars each year on TV advertising and we are the ONLY country in the civilized world that allows such advertising. How do they pay for this enormous cost? Obviously by building it into the cost of their products.
Pharmaceutical companies should only be allowed to “sell” their products to doctors.

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