Medical Matters Podcast
Medical Matters Podcast brings direct information, engaging discussion, and insight of the current state and issues surrounding health care with professionals who provide care.
Medical Matters Podcast
Medical Matters Podcast--Who Profits the Most from Healthcare?
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Kelly McCormack
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Season 2
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Episode 20
On this episode of the Medical Matters Podcast, Dr. Peter Brier and Nurse Practitioner Kelly McCormack discuss who benefits and profits the most from the business of healthcare. They take an in-depth look at insurers, drug distributors, and Pharmacy Benefit Managers, also known as PBMs.
The relationship between patients and the healthcare system is examined, with a look at the "middle men." This report notes how the US spends far more on healthcare than other industrialized nations. The Doctors also look into potential solutions and alternatives.