Big Pharma Paid 700 Doctors Over A Million Bucks Each. Tell Us Again How Single-Payer Is Too Pricey?

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7. As of about a year ago, and following a public airing in the media,

Canadian doctors are not allowed to take "freebies" from Big Pharma. Nothing to do with our universal healthcare system, but everything to do with the fact that Big Pharma must not be a factor in "persuading" a doctor how to treat his/her patient.

I read several years ago that approx. 80% of a pharmaceutical company's annual budget is devoted to advertising and public relations, meaning that considerably less than 20% is devoted to R & D. And yet, research and development is the excuse they use for their ridiculously high costs.

Until the U.S. decides to put patient healthcare ahead of Big Pharma, private hospital corporations and health insurance company profits, your chances of having medicare for all are zero to none.