Government Health Insurance Can Manipulate Drugs

Government sponsors of public health insurance always claim they can set standards as to how doctors ought to treat patients. This is similar to what is being done to reduce costs under government-sponsored programs in England, Canada, and Europe.

But what you are not told is that the cheaper items dispensed are often the older drug versions. They are older generics, whereas the newer, more costly branded versions are not dispensed. That saves money for the government health system.

However, in many instances, older drugs, while they are certainly cheaper, are not better. In fact, they may not do as good a job as the newer, branded drugs.

The government certainly saves money at the expense of the patient’s health or life.