• PlantJam@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    “Until you break those companies up and make them divest their non-insurance assets, they own your health care,” he said.

    This is such a major problem. Regulations mandate how much insurance companies must spend on claims/health care. When the insurance company also owns the pharmacy, they can “spend” money on medications and then get kickbacks (rebates) as a way to spend that money but still pocket it as profit.