There are a few days I’ll never forget from my years as chief medical officer at Express Scripts, one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs). One day I walked into the corporate cafeteria and Alex, a senior salesperson, was sitting in front of a pile of papers he’d spread across an entire table. He was clearly struggling with an important decision.
It's disturbing to me that people make oodles of money, with no conscience, and then turn around and bash the industry where their pensions / retirement funds are coming from. What about the millions of people that you harmed while doing your old job? HOURS and HOURS begging insurance companies and PBMs to do their jobs. When in reality they just hope we're going to go away and die so they don't have to pay out.
The “Good Dr” could redeem himself by going to lawmakers and help patients navigate or defeat the PBM. But it disturbs me he was a physician who was participating in making more money than helping patients. “First do no harm” was his oath and I find his actions deplorable! May God have mercy on your soul for the people you hurt during your quest for money and power to be the best PBM of them all.
What is the rest of the story? Is this middle-man process by such companies as Express Scripts still ongoing? What progress did the Doctor make on stopping the maiming and murder of patients because of the cost of pharmaceuticals? Did the Doctor bring this scam to the attention of government authorities?
It's disturbing to me that people make oodles of money, with no conscience, and then turn around and bash the industry where their pensions / retirement funds are coming from. What about the millions of people that you harmed while doing your old job? HOURS and HOURS begging insurance companies and PBMs to do their jobs. When in reality they just hope we're going to go away and die so they don't have to pay out.
The “Good Dr” could redeem himself by going to lawmakers and help patients navigate or defeat the PBM. But it disturbs me he was a physician who was participating in making more money than helping patients. “First do no harm” was his oath and I find his actions deplorable! May God have mercy on your soul for the people you hurt during your quest for money and power to be the best PBM of them all.
What is the rest of the story? Is this middle-man process by such companies as Express Scripts still ongoing? What progress did the Doctor make on stopping the maiming and murder of patients because of the cost of pharmaceuticals? Did the Doctor bring this scam to the attention of government authorities?