RAM prices high forever?

YouTube

Another example of big pharma putting profits first: Eli Lilly has declined to list its diabetes and weight-loss drug, Mounjaro, on the PBS, arguing the price offered by the Australian government isn’t high enough.That decision could leave around 450,000 Australians with type 2 diabetes without affordable access, while the company holds out for higher returns.It’s a familiar pattern—medications often built on publicly funded research end up priced out of reach for many. It raises a bigger question about who these treatments are really for: patients or shareholders.

#medicare #PBS #BigPharma #HealthcareForAll #Greed #diabetes

https://www.afr.com/companies/healthcare-and-fitness/drug-company-lilly-refuses-to-list-mounjaro-on-pbs-says-price-too-low-20260424-p5zqpq

Eli Lilly refuses to list Mounjaro diabetes drug on PBS due to pricing dispute

American pharmaceutical giant says the federal government has benchmarked the value of the diabetes drug against a 20-year-old medicine no longer sold in Australia.

Australian Financial Review

> In Alberta, Premier Danielle Smith is charging forward with reforms to dismantle single-payer public health care.

Documents and lobbying records reviewed for The Breach reveal how insurance giants are working hand-in-glove with the Smith government to implement the plan.

Together, they intend to create a private, for-profit fast lane for what should be publicly insured care—and a slower, deteriorating public lane for those who can’t afford to pay. https://breachmedia.ca/pandoras-box-danielle-smith-and-insurance-giants-unleash-attack-on-healthcare/

#AbPoli #HealthCareForAll

‘Pandora’s box’: Danielle Smith and insurance giants unleash attack on healthcare ⋆ The Breach

Danielle Smith is working hand-in-glove with private insurers to push health privatization in Alberta—and it could spread across Canada

The Breach

I don't give a good god damn about Leo's performative, obvious statements about Vance, Trump, and Iran, or the ways in which Trump burnishes Leo's reputation with a clap back. Leo is no more of a hero than Francis was. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted by a huge margin in 2025 to ban trans healthcare, and that is in line with statements both popes made about trans people in general.

https://omny.fm/shows/it-could-happen-here/trans-h

#transrightsarehumanrights #healthcareforall #catholicchurch

The Most Extremely Trans Healthcare Ban You've Never Heard Of - It Could Happen Here

Mia talks with David Forbes, editor and journalist with the Trans News Network, about her work covering the Catholic Church’s draconian trans healthcare ban and how Catholic hospitals spread across the healthcare system. Cool Zone is nominated for 3 Webby Awards! Submit your votes by April 16th or we'll hunt down your family.   Behind the Bastards - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/experimental-innovation  It Could Happen Here - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics  Migrating to America - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/limited-series-specials/documentary   Sources: https://transnews.network/p/u-s-catholic-bishops-launch-attack-on-trans-healthcare-it-s-time-to-fight-back https://transnews.network/p/it-s-a-nightmare-the-human-toll-of-the-catholic-church-s-trans-healthcare-ban

Watching #ThePitt & I can’t help but rage against this broken “healthcare” system in the US. Every other civilized nation has figured out that #healthcareforall isn’t a luxury but a necessity

#MedicareForAll is a solution that can’t happen fast enough

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@anarchademic/116337406534165368

The stopped clock has spoken: States will "have to raise their taxes."

Contact your state reps and governor to let them know you support raising taxes on the rich and corporations!

Support the groups working to make sure we have health care and day care and all the good things the federal government will not do because it's too busy killing people.

#HealthCareIsAHumanRight #HCAO #TaxTheRich #HealthCareForAll #PreschoolForAll #Oregon

For Oregonians:

The Very Rich Pay Their Fair Share:
https://taxtheverywealthy.com/

Fully fund Preschool for all as promised and planned and already voted for!
https://friendsofpfa.org/

Health Care for All Oregon
https://www.hcao.org/

Find your legislators
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Governor Kotek
https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Pages/share-your-opinion.aspx

Big private health insurers are snapping up GP clinics and pushing telehealth 'deals' that sound cheap for their members—but this is the tip of the iceberg toward full US-style managed care in Australia.
With Medicare rebates already too low and a GP shortage biting, insurers can lure doctors away with better pay, leaving everyone else with fewer options and longer waits.
The result? Less patient choice, insurer-directed referrals to their own networks, and practitioners able to charge patients more out-of-pocket as bulk billing erodes and a two-tier system takes hold. Profits over people—classic. We need stronger guardrails to protect universal Medicare, not let corporate capture make healthcare even more expensive and unequal.

#medicare #healthcareforall #aussiepolitics #auspol

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-30/major-insurers-buying-up-gp-clinics-could-be-tip-of-managed-care/106491728

Do you know who owns your GP clinic? The answer might surprise you

Major insurers like Medibank Private and Bupa are buying up GP clinics in a move that could lead to US-style managed care.

Let's prioritize human connection in healthcare! Doctors and patients should engage with empathy and understanding, ensuring every interaction feels personal and supportive. #HealthcareForAll Follow us: https://carering.life #health #patientsfirst