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May 28, 2025
Title: Stopping Ever-Increasing Prescription Drug Costs
Topic: Prescription Drugs
Discussed by Dr. Clifford Porter
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)
Are ever-increasing prices for prescription drugs endangering our
lives?
Today, new guest Dr. Clifford Porter explains why our health is being held
hostage by high drug prices. Dr. Porter is the Senior Fellow for Healthcare at
the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Dr. Porter is a primary and urgent
care physician and the founder of
Texas Direct Medical Care. Dr. Porter joined the growing number of
physicians leaving corporate and government healthcare working to reform
medicine and restore freedom and control to both patients and physicians.
Click
here to read the op-ed by Dr. Clifford Porter on this important issue.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Are too many people, specifically the elderly, rationing their medication
because they simply cannot afford it?
What are President Trump’s plans to reduce the price of prescription drugs for
everyone in America?
Some countries are adding the research and development costs to their
prescription drug cost. Is this something that is affecting the price here in
America?
Can Texas seize control of the availability and the cost of high-quality
medications and secure supplies at fair prices for all Texans?
Should Governor Abbott call for a Special Session of the Texas Legislature to
tackle this important issue?
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May 20, 2025
Title: The Rising Cost of Prescription Drugs
Topic: Prescription Drugs
Discussed by Katy Talento
with Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries (www.ahcsm.org/)
Americans pay more for their prescription drugs than other wealthy
countries. However, sky rocketing prescription drug prices is just one of many
serious worries people have in established health care systems.
Today, new guest Katy Talento discusses this serious problem and who wants the
costs to just keep getting higher and higher. Katy Talento is a licensed health
benefits consultant, veteran health care reformer, and epidemiologist. Katy is
the Executive Director for Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries.
Click
here to read the statement on this topic issued by The White House and
President Donald Trump.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Why do prescription drugs cost so much in America?
Why did President Donald Trump use the phrase a “most-favored-nation”
and what does it mean?
Why and how do foreign countries hike up their prescription drug prices when
exporting to the US? Is this just a recent situation? Katy explains that
this has been going for years and years and reveals the TRUTH behind fictitious
“research and development” costs.
How does the Trump Administration plan to lower prescription drug costs
for Americans? Is this for ALL Americans or just for Medicare recipients?
Will pharmaceutical companies just shift their higher costs to insurance
companies and private (uninsured) payers? Katy reveals what is already
in the works and why the pharma companies are freaking out that their “secret
prices” are being blasted to the public.
What is the purpose and mission of Alliance of Health Care Sharing
Ministries?
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Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries.
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July 19, 2023
Title: POLL: Seniors Concerned Over Prescription Drug Reform
Topic: Prescription Drugs
Discussed by Phil Kerpen
with American Commitment (AmericanCommitment.org)
Part 1 of 2
Phil Kerpen is the President of the American Commitment. Today, Phil discusses a
poll they conducted about new Medicare
prescription drug changes after the passing of the
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Click here for more about the
American Commitment.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Do many seniors find that health insurance-related costs are impacting their quality of life? Are they equally concerned over prescription drug costs?
According to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Congress wants to divert any Medicare drug savings to pay for unrelated spending. Do the majority of seniors polled believe that drug savings should be passed on directly to individual seniors in Medicare? Phil reveals that 90% of seniors agree on this issue.
Why were many Congressional Republicans silent on this issue? Wasn’t this the perfect chance to show voters they truly care about them?
Do many seniors believe that cutting-edge medicines and cures to treat chronic and rare diseases will be short-changed due to Congressional-mandated price controls on medications? Phil explains how the
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will affect the Research and Development (R&D) of new prescription drugs.
Do seniors believe that the recent Medicare changes will decrease or increase their drug costs overall?
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Title: Part 2 of 2 - POLL: Seniors Concerned Over Prescription Drug Reform
Topic: Prescription Drugs
Discussed by Phil Kerpen
with American Commitment (AmericanCommitment.org)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Is AARP a friend to senior citizens? Phil reveals the astronomical
amount of money AARP receives from UnitedHealthcare and the
close (very, very close) relationship AARP has with many (many, many)
Democrat members of Congress.
AARP was the principal supporter of the Inflation Reduction Act of
2022. Did the majority of seniors across America also support the bill?
AARP polled their voters before the vote on the Inflation Reduction
Act of 2022. What results did they receive on healthcare and prescription
drug related questions? Why did AARP remove the poll from their
website?
According the American Commitment’s recent poll, what is the biggest
concern for senior citizens regarding healthcare costs?
Have an overwhelming majority of seniors expressed concerns over AARP’s
obvious desire to line its own pockets instead of truly helping seniors?
Results: 95% of those polled believe that AARP should have a disclosure
requirement regarding their financial relationship with UnitedHealthcare.
How is the American Commitment working with Republicans and the media
to spread the truth about the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and the
rising costs of healthcare and prescription drugs for senior citizens?
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support the American Commitment as they continue to fight and lobby for
the rights of senior citizens and all Americans.
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September 14, 2022
Title: The Government Takeover of our Medicine Cabinets
Topic: Prescription Drugs
Discussed by David Balat
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)
David Balat is the
director of the Right on Healthcare Initiative at the Texas Public
Policy Foundation. Today, David explains how the Inflation
Reduction Act will give the US government control of prescription drug
prices and will amount to a loss of 330 million life years, about 30 times the
loss so far from COVID-19.
Click
here to read more on the issue from David Balat.
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Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Americans want cheaper prescriptions, but do many not understand that government
control of the price of our prescriptions will result in less research and
development for new drugs?
Do pharmaceutical companies spend more money and energy marketing their product
than on research and development for new prescription drugs?
How does the “middle man” affect the cost of prescription drugs? David
Balat explains who the “middle men” are and how they are pocketing the
profits – even going so far as comparing their “business model” to the
Mafia.
Can pharmaceutical companies afford to continue investing in research and
development under the new Inflation Reduction Act?
In reality, is the new Inflation Reduction Act another way for
government to distort the market and takeover of our medicine cabinets?
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July 15, 2019
Title: Part 2 of 2 - Drug Pricing Around the World: Fair or Not?
Topic: Prescription Drugs
Discussed by Phil Kerpen
with American Commitment (AmericanCommitment.org)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Switching gears from Medicare for All to fair prescription drug
pricing:
What is President Donald Trump’s new proposal for fair prescription drug prices
in the US?
Why do pharmaceutical companies sell their drugs to Canada, countries in Western
Europe and others for less than they sell the same drug to American consumers?
Why should we be shouldering the R&D costs?
Often foreign governments told the pharmaceutical countries what price they
would pay or they would simply duplicate the drug and make it themselves – in
effect stealing the patent. Is this fair?
Should all the “rich” countries pay the same amount for prescription
drugs?
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January 29, 2019
Title: Why Do We Pay Higher Prescription Drug Prices?
Topic: Prescription Drugs
Discussed by Phil Kerpen
with American Commitment (AmericanCommitment.org)
Americans pay higher prescription drug prices than others around the world – for the same drug. Why?
Phil Kerpen, President of American Commitment, has the answer – plus
solutions. You can read his article on the issue
here.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Why do Americans pay higher prescription drug prices than others around the world?
A recent study by the Committee to Unleash Prosperity found that eliminating price controls in OECD countries would result in eight to 13 more drugs coming to market every year by 2030 and raise life expectancy in the United States by 1.1 to 1.6 years. Why can’t we make this happen in America? Do we WANT this to happen in America?
If pharmaceutical companies can’t recover their R&D costs, what incentive is there for spending billions to bring a new drug to market if they are NOT allowed to recover their costs? The OECD governments will NOT allow the pharmaceutical companies to recoup their R&D costs, forcing all onto the backs of Americans.
Is it “fair” that Americans pay all the R&D costs for the drugs around the world? What would be “fair”?
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January 25, 2007
Title: SHOPPING FOR SAVINGS ON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
Topic: Prescription Drugs
Discussed by Dr. Devon Herrick
with National Center for Policy Analysis
Smart shopping can help everyone save money. Discuss these various options with your doctor: Is a generic drug available? Should I buy a larger quantity? Can I split the pills?
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