What’s going on with Medicare, Musk and DOGE crew? Buckle up, because a pharmacist just dropped a bombshell—and it’ll make your blood boil! They grab Imatinib, a cancer drug, for a measly $7 a pop, slap on $10, and you’re out at $17. Fair, right? Nope! When Medicare picks it up, it’s a staggering $2,400—$2,400! Are you kidding? That pill got filled 250,000 times in a year, torching $600 million of Medicare cash. And it gets worse—the GAO says Medicare lost $47 billion in 2022 alone to improper payments, part of a $247 billion federal screw-up across 82 programs. This isn’t a glitch; it’s a stick-up—and you’re the mark!
Rip this racket wide—it’s a gut punch! That pharmacist’s spilling it: “If every one of those scripts was filled at our pharmacy instead of through Medicare, it would’ve cost $4 million. That means that we are $596 million cheaper than the insurance. That’s crazy.” Crazy? It’s daylight robbery! $4 million versus $600 million—a $596 million gouge for the same stuff! Why’s Medicare bleeding out? Pharmacy benefits managers—PBMs—middlemen owned by Big Pharma, jacking prices sky-high. Three of ‘em control over 90% of all prescription pricing in America. They’re not just playing; they’re rigging the table!
Needless to say, this is a heist—$47 billion in Medicare’s improper payments in 2022, says the GAO, and that $600 million Imatinib tab’s just one slice! “Improper payments are payments that should not have been made or were made in the incorrect amount,” the GAO reports—$247 billion total, with Medicare and Medicaid ($81 billion) bleeding hardest. PBMs set Imatinib at $2,400 when it’s $17 at the counter—250,000 fills! Are they laughing while taxpayers weep? You bet—90% market grip means they own the game, and that $47 billion hole proves it’s open season on your wallet!
Just chew on this: $7 to buy, $17 to sell—pharmacies scrape a thin $10. Medicare? $2,400 a pop—$600 million torched in a year! Add that to the GAO’s $47 billion Medicare mess in 2022—$247 billion across the feds! Who’s cashing in? PBMs, run by the same drug giants hiking the tab! X posts are raging—folks calling it “a taxpayer mugging” (vibe from there, not a quote)—and they’re dead right. Are we just chumps here? Because this screams yes, and transparency’s a joke—PBMs hide the loot while we bleed!
Without a doubt, this is a war chest—Medicare’s getting gutted, and you’re stuck with the bill! Elon and DOGE better swing—Elon’s DOGE posse better swing hard—three PBMs owning 90% of pricing is a cartel begging for a bust. Imatinib at $2,400 when it’s $17? That’s not profit; it’s piracy—$596 million over, $47 billion gone rogue! Stash your cash anywhere—gold, dirt—before it’s all sucked dry. How long can they rob us blind before the lid blows? The wise are howling—this is a billion-dollar rip-off, and it’s time to fight!
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