Comments on: Bill Moyers Journal Melody Peterson Interview

By: Best Diet Pills

Best Diet Pills — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:35:16 +0000

I read the post by Bill about the drug representatives giving the doctors gifts, and it kind of hit me that this world revolves around money. I think it’s utter stupidity and greed, but if the pills really are worth the price you pay for them, then it may be acceptable. I would say that the price of them would be determined by how well they work, the production cost, and the length of the term in which you would end up taking the pills.

By: weight loss camps

weight loss camps — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:41:02 +0000

We spend 16% of our GDP on health care and still can’t get it right.

By: liberty health net guy

liberty health net guy — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:18:26 +0000

Yes Bill Moyer is our hero, he expresses his views and doesn’t “go with the flow” thats why he is who he is. Great stuff thanks!

By: beanie babies

beanie babies — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:48:15 +0000

these reps do make apprearences like such. there are scandals all over the US, patients are being taken advantage of everywhere too without knowing about it. They will continue to pay without the know abouts of what theyre paying for or why. These pharmacies are getting lots of money for reasons im unsure of.

By: super foods

super foods — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:39:15 +0000

I just recently saw a TV report on how pharma reps make regular visits so often to some doctors that when it’s lunch time, they just call the pharma rep and he delivers whatever they want. It’s become an expected freebie. There was a big scandal in the 80’s over doctors getting free trips at the pharma company’s expense and laws were passed to prevent it. It seems they’ve found a way around those laws.

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:00:55 +0000

I was at my doctor’s office one day, and he was in the next room with a patient. I heard my doctor tell the patient to have a good day and the patient left. Then someone entered the room. It was a drug rep. I heard the whole conversation between my doctor and drug rep. The rep told my doctor the number of prescriptions he wrote for an anti inflammatory drug were up and that my doctor qualified for an all expense paid conference in Hawaii. I could not believe it. But later in life my wife worked for a doctor. The drug reps would come in with coffee cups, pens, pencils, and shirts for the employees. Drug reps know that even the recptionist can block them from seeing the doctor. Drug reps also brought in catered lunches for the entire staff.

The next time you pay for a prescription, remember that you are also paying for all the gifts given to the doctors and their employees. And to think that our government has done nothing about this is unbelieveable. Prescription drug costs could be immediately lowered if these gifts and kickbacks were against the law.

By: Tatiana

Tatiana — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:05:45 +0000

Whatever the media feeds us is bunch of bs, universal healthcare is good

By: How to Stop Snoring

How to Stop Snoring — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:27:23 +0000

And the debate goes on. I like Bill Moyers and I am glad someone is willing to after these giant Pharmaceutical Drug Companies. We have been lead around by these people and the doctors who peddle their crap.

By: Quick Weight Loss Tips

Quick Weight Loss Tips — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:17:24 +0000

I agree with what Cindy says, Pharmaceutical companies are businesses but doctors need to take the time to figure out what is REALLY wrong before prescribing a “magic pill” to fix it and moving on to another patient after 2 minutes of analysis.

Very good post, thank you for posting it.

By: Energy Shot

Energy Shot — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:11:35 +0000

He kinda reminds me of michael moore, only completely different in the fact that this guy actually makes sense and is likeable. good stuff.
-Jack