FUDiabetes

State of the Union

#23

Makes sense to discuss politics related to diabetes only.

I was wondering, did the president propose any solution to the drug pricing problem?

#24

The administration has proposed ending pbm rebates on federal health plans such as Medicaid and called on congresss to pass legislation to do the same on private insurance plansā€¦ an idea which weā€™ve discussed many times on the forumā€¦ he didnā€™t go into details during the sotu speech of the mechanics of the legislation, as they typically donā€™t during sotu

In my opinion the pbm rebates are the single most important factor in fixing the problemā€¦ the crux of the issue of dysfunctional drug prices here in the USA

#25

Will he be able to get that through congress or is this issue too polarized as well?

#26

We can only hopeā€¦ to my knowledge no bills have been introduced that tackle the subject yetā€¦