Fort Report: Fair Prices, Better Cures
December 06, 2019
December 06, 2019
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Nebraska, issued the following column:
I went to the doctor the other day. He prescribed me an antibiotic. It's a common treatment for a particular ailment used throughout the world. I said, "I have to know the cost before we go further." He said, "It's minimal. Six dollars." Turns out, it was six dollars. In 2011. Now, it's $420.
This unfair dynamic is not unique to me. Many other persons are being hit . . .
I went to the doctor the other day. He prescribed me an antibiotic. It's a common treatment for a particular ailment used throughout the world. I said, "I have to know the cost before we go further." He said, "It's minimal. Six dollars." Turns out, it was six dollars. In 2011. Now, it's $420.
This unfair dynamic is not unique to me. Many other persons are being hit . . .