Ep 182: How PBMs Raised The Cost Of YOUR Healthcare! - Anthony Ciaccia

Why are American prescription drug prices so OUTRAGEOUS? Please welcome Anthony Ciaccia from 3 Axis Advisors on Health Solutions with Shawn and Janet Needham to explain PBMs and their role in price gouging the cost of prescriptions for Americans. You'll learn • How PBMs became yet another middle man in healthcare • Shocking facts on why PBMs have such conflicts of interest! • Why Big Pharma FEARS free market competition • Why insulin prices are so high in America (but not everywhere in America...) ~ Chapters ~ 0:00 Intro 1:03 Anthony's Background 3:30 What Are PBMs? 6:47 How PBMs Rip Off Consumers 11:45 How Can We Fix This? 15:52 Why is Insulin Expensive? 20:44 How Competition Affects Pricing 23:28 Do PBMs Have Your Interest In Mind? 25:22 PBM Conflicts of Interest 31:25 3 Axis Advisors 32:53 Anthony's Passion 34:55 Contact Anthony 35:24 Outro ~ Episode Resources... https://www.3axisadvisors.com/ https://www.46brooklyn.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonio-ciaccia-390879b/ ~ #AnthonyCiaccia #3AxisAdvisors #HealthcareTransparency #InsulinPrices #AffordableHealthcare #FreeMarketHealthcare #Healthcare #Liberty #EducateAndEmpower #NeedhamHealthSolutions #TeamNeedham #Boise #IdahoFalls #Tricities #JohnStossel #SiouxFalls #KristiNoem #Wenatchee #ShawnNeedham #HealthSolutions #MosesLakeProfessionalPharmacy #MLRX #SickenedTheBook #ShawnNeedhamRPh #ThinkOutsideTheSystem #OptimalHealthMatters #ItsTime ~ *** #BenShapiro & #DaveRamsey Fans. Learn how to be in the driver's seat for your healthcare choices {not the system or doctors!} 💪 http://mybook.to/Sickened_The_Book ~ Follow Shawn on Instagram ~ https://www.instagram.com/health_solutions_shawn_needham/ ~ Follow Shawn on LinkedIn ~ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawn-needham-03a53816/ ~ Follow Shawn on Twitter ~ https://twitter.com/ShawnNeedham2 ~ Sickened The Book Facebook Page ~ https://www.facebook.com/SickenedTheBook ~ Moses Lake Professional Pharmacy Facebook Page ~ https://www.facebook.com/MosesLakeProfessionalPharmacy/ ~ SoundCloud ~ https://soundcloud.com/healthsolutionsshawnjanet ~ iTunes ~ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/healthsolutionsshawnjanet/id1482969218 ~ Spotify ~ https://open.spotify.com/show/2hcL38IQWGXMIAb4dSpGxT ~ Google Podcasts ~ search Health Solutions with Shawn & Janet ~ iHeartRadio ~ https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-healthsolutionsshawnjanet-61216231 ~ Subscribe to our YouTube channel ~ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4jgpI1BcHaHmpxw0bXuVDA ~ Rumble ~ https://rumble.com/c/c-719593