I see it, @Marie20. What I mean by, “best lobbyist ever,” is that he made the policy move thru government quickly. I apologize.
ON POLICY…
Something historic is happening. We don’t know what happens as a result of busting up the monopolies. Whatever it is, it’s happening fast now.
I searched for the very fist use of the word “PBM” on this forum.
It’s from 2008. This took the diabetics 20 years to put into the hands of the President of the United States.
NOW, SWITCHING FROM POLICY TO THE FACT THAT SOMEONE WAS SHOT…
Do you think I should go into the reddit threads and try to spread word that this work has already been completed so that vigilantes don’t feel like they need to take action because the Doctors don’t feel like they have any personal or professional agency to stand up to the insurers? I did try that yesterday, but I couldn’t get into the threads because I’m not a Doctor. I’m waiting to hear back from the mods. I don’t know if that the right thing to do, but it is a thing to try.
I’m open to perspectives.
I’m, personally, worried that there is a lack of communication between different healthcare groups. One way to frame this is that we sit in this forum and only talk to one another. So the Doctors and people in other patient communities aren’t aware of any work that is happening. They throw up their hands and say, “Healthcare is irrevocably broken because of powerful monopolies and there is nothing that can be done.” But maybe if they knew that work WAS being done, it would be better.
I’m open to perspectives and ideas.
That kid didn’t need to shoot our potential federal witness. Not only did that not fix healthcare, it might have actually made things worse. I dunno how to communicate that to the whole world. Reporters are saying they aren’t even allowed to report on it because it is so controversial.