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All Things with Kim Strassel: The Future of Healthcare Under Donald Trump

2025/3/18
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Sally Pipes: 我认为美国之所以能成为生物制药创新的领导者,是因为欧洲国家实施了药品价格管制,而美国相对自由的市场为研发和创新提供了机会。药品价格管制会损害美国的领导地位,最终损害患者的利益。特朗普政府的医疗团队应该努力废除《通胀削减法案》中的药品价格管制条款。我们应该立即废除这些条款,否则一旦实施将难以废除。应对民众对高药价的担忧,需要解释药物创新的成本以及药品价格的复杂性。我们需要教育公众了解药品上市价格与实际支付价格之间的区别,并关注药品福利管理机构(PBM)对药品价格的影响。罗伯特·肯尼迪担任卫生与公众服务部部长令人担忧,因为他对疫苗的立场。医疗补助项目中存在大量的欺诈、滥用和渎职行为,可以通过改革来节省大量资金。大约有1800万人非法享受医疗补助,导致每年数十亿美元的损失。医疗补助项目中的欺诈和滥用行为导致医疗资源不足,并阻碍了真正需要帮助的人获得医疗服务。医疗补助项目的欺诈行为包括非法移民、已故人员等。医疗保险项目中也存在大量的欺诈和滥用行为。医疗补助和医疗保险项目规模庞大,但运作效率低下,需要改革。不太可能废除《平价医疗法案》(奥巴马医改),但可以对医疗系统进行其他改革。《平价医疗法案》覆盖的人数少,但保费高,医疗服务差,需要改革。共和党国会应该改革药品福利管理机构(PBM)、340B药品折扣计划,并解决贸易问题,以改善医疗系统。取消“需求证明书”法,以促进医疗市场的竞争。提高医疗服务的透明度,赋予患者和医生更多权力,以降低成本并提高医疗质量。 Kim Strassel: (作为主持人,Kim Strassel主要提出问题,引导讨论,没有提出自己的核心论点)

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The US became a leader in biopharmaceutical innovation due to the absence of price controls on pharmaceuticals, unlike European countries with universal healthcare systems. This allowed for more research and development, attracting drug companies and leading to 80% of new drugs being developed in the US. The author highlights the importance of this leadership and the potential negative consequences of price controls.
  • Early drug development was centered in Europe.
  • By 2004, European countries with universal healthcare had price controls.
  • The US, lacking price controls, became the leader in drug R&D.
  • 80% of new drugs are now developed in the US.

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Donald Trump is moving fast, yet one big question is how his more populist GOP will handle the pressing issue of healthcare. On this episode of All Things, Sally Pipes--healthcare aficionado and author of "The World’s Medicine Chest"--lays out the risks of Joe Biden's coming drug price controls, the need to cut billions in waste and fraud from Medicaid, the fading chances for replacing ObamaCare, and the upsides and downsides of some of Trump's health cabinet picks, including HHS Secretary RFK, Jr.

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