Why U.S. Drug Prices Are Too High
The Lindsey Elmore Show
Lindsey Elmore
5.0 • 529 Ratings
🗓️ 29 October 2024
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Topics covered in this episode:
Affordable Healthcare and Prescription Drugs
Diplomat in Pharmacy Law
Inflation Reduction Act Overview
Drug Price Negotiation Details
Medicare Drug Pricing Reforms
Cost of Insulin and Vaccines
Biosimilars and Orphan Drugs
U.S. vs. International Drug Prices
Future of Drug Pricing Reforms
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Lindsay Elmore Show, a podcast for people who deserve to be healthy with honest, open, and enlightening conversations with doctors, thought leaders, creatives, and spiritual gurus. |
| 0:13.6 | You'll walk away with simple and tangible tips and tricks that allow you to live your healthiest life so you can pursue your dreams, |
| 0:23.9 | overcome obstacles, and leave your mark. |
| 0:27.8 | Welcome everyone to a special episode of the Lindsay Elmore show. |
| 0:32.0 | I am the sound producer and sound engineer here. |
| 0:34.6 | My name is Mike Martin. |
| 0:36.1 | And Lindsay, we've gotten a lot of episodes where you do speak on a certain topic very passionately. |
| 0:41.4 | And we would like to know a little bit more because of your passion towards affordable |
| 0:44.9 | health care and prescription drugs. |
| 0:46.5 | And that's why you've pursued to be a diplomat in pharmacy law from the American Society |
| 0:51.1 | of Pharmaceutical Law. |
| 0:52.8 | Part of this program requires that Lindsay needs to give a presentation at the National Conference. |
| 0:58.6 | So that's why we are happy to have her now to present her presentation. |
| 1:03.6 | So Lindsay, welcome to the Lindsay Elmore Show. |
| 1:08.3 | Thanks, Mike. Thanks, Mike. |
| 1:10.5 | I mean, people have got to be like a special segment on drug pricing. This sounds terrible. I promise it goes fast. It's a quick presentation. And I wanted to do this because I think it is so important as I have practiced becoming a better public speaker to actually practice becoming a better public speaker. |
| 1:33.8 | We talk about that all the time on the show, how the more you practice, the better you become. |
| 1:38.7 | And I have a special interest in drug pricing because I don't know if you guys remember the guy that ran for mayor |
| 1:45.6 | in New York a few years ago who just kept saying like the rent's too damn high. Drug price is just |
| 1:51.2 | too damn high. They too damn high. And America is really bearing the brunt of the global |
| 1:57.9 | burden of drug pricing in a lot of ways. |
| 2:01.9 | And most people don't even know this law called the Inflation Reduction Act. |
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