Katie Porter Questions Pharmacy Owner About Why Customers Pay Different Prices For Same Drugs

[@darygal64]

That last second of audio “don’t worry my questions won’t be that bad “, is EXACTLY what’s wrong!! WE need more Katie Porters!!

[@kulutz9565]

Yes

[@feliciagaffney1998]

Yes!! That was exactly my thought! And in this questioning, I felt like Katie wasn't even really hard on the guy!

[@inna7417]

Yeah, in Florida there are no "rough days"..

[@mjroam99]

​@inna7417 at least not for any corrupt CEOs or greedy billionaires.

[@Conald_isAfalseProphet]

She is 100% spot on. She didn't represent dems or Republicans, she represented the American people. I wish every politician would be this way.

[@kimberlyweipert6724]

Dr. Shiva does the same

[@Conald_isAfalseProphet]

@@kimberlyweipert6724 who is that?

[@kimberlyweipert6724]

Share share share

[@Conald_isAfalseProphet]

@@kimberlyweipert6724 what are you talking about?

[@HawksDiesel]

Gonna miss you Katie you are a true champion of the people!

[@TheVaga9]

This lady is spot on!!! I don't care who you are!!

[@douglasmacaskill6154]

This woman is AMAZING . Keep going . There needs to be more people in the world like her ❤

[@smzig]

She is like the only politician who doesn't sound like she's talking out of their ass. She has a point, she questions them and makes her point.

[@kimberlyfamoly5863]

She is a common sense person.

[@beckysartor]

Katie Porter is absolutely amazing!!!

[@JackbnimbleJackbquick]

it’s a joy to watch her work. She always knows the angle of approach, and never gets thrown of course. Senate 2024 !

[@DiederikAms]

PBM’s don’t bring the price of anything down. Easy to see when one looks outside of the US. No one pays as much as Americans.

[@keithragin6573]

I will support Katie Porter all the way. She is one of the few rare honest, and sincere politicians who works for the working people. Republicans are scared of her.

[@MrHairyballs13]

Especially when she abuses her staff and assaulted her ex husband.

[@apatheticallyconcerned6574]

Donuts and cookies are the only things afraid of her.

[@Pestamist]

@@MrHairyballs13did u read that off the Fox News article😂😂

[@hipoman8087]

Got MAGA on board here !

[@HawksDiesel]

​@@MrHairyballs13any proof or just hearsay?

[@odhere]

Katie js so sharp and amazing. Doing incredible work

[@reinhardtrossouw1879]

True story. Went to a doctor to have a repeat prescription renewed, then to a pharmacy to have it filled. Initial cost about $260. Told them I don't have insurance, it was double checked.......$27, give or take a few cents.

[@JusticeAlways]

Ha! 2017...had the same thing happened to me...

[@jerrywhite506]

Isn’t it interesting, Mark Cuban (Dallas Maverick owner) can define and put in place a method to lower drug prices, but Congress cannot.😮

[@beecee921]

Great option. Just filled my first script (90 day supply) with MC cost plus - CVS with my Medicare drug plan $200 +; Amazon $80; cost plus $30. National disgrace … go ms. Porter!!!

[@BMSphoenix]

"Don't worry; my question won't be that bad." Swing voters, I hope that's all you needed to hear.

[@sandragoodman2059]

When I get prescriptions from my local pharmacy, my pharmacist has sometimes told me "This will be cheaper if you buy it yourself instead of paying your insurance copay." Some years my pharmacist has saved me a substantial amount of money, but clearly he is unusual. None of my friends have had the same experience at their pharmacies. Each of them pays a different amount for the same medications, depending on what insurance they have.

[@LJW55]

Jesus H Christ I wish we had this woman in our government here in Australia... We don't get ripped off with our pharmiceuticals here in Aus like you poor suckers in the US but bloody hell she rips holes out of people to get answers. Just love her...

[@GS-cg3yn]

Katie Porter is absolutely fantastic. She is logical and supports her positions with verifiable facts. We need more people with her integrity and courage.

[@vnelson000]

OMG.... she is a national treasure.👏👏👏

[@JusticeAlways]

We need more people like Katie Porter in our government...she is awesome! I donate $$ to her campaign. 🇺🇸👍

[@hipoman8087]

Again! This representative of the people is about us. There are others. Imagine what could be accomplished if what use to be the GOP would actually work for US!

[@christinakurtz4731]

Fantastic questions.. Great job and thank you Mrs.Porter

[@itic8318]

Come on.... Jump on board! Work together for the people.🇺🇸

[@richardhedd3080]

Katie keep tearing them a new one!!

[@Zenobiadream]

Katie is a force of nature !! ❤

[@kheirbasileus2126]

Go Katie Porter! Amen.

[@andreaandrea6716]

OMG, I LOVE her.

[@lissakaye610]

Needs to be publicly available the actual costs on all of this. Full transparency now in the health care industry!

[@bjmessex]

Sit down Lena or whomever. Just give your time to Katie

[@JG-yd8so]

👍👍👏👏🙌🙌. Katie Porter for President!!!

[@gomer52]

Our Healthcare is a racket.

[@HawksDiesel]

Profit > people

[@sherryBLUE735]

Katie Porter for President! ♥

[@goddesswings4961]

Especially in 2024!!!!

[@marcwilding4804]

As a Brit, watching this is horrifying.

[@christinelawver1317]

Hell yea! Katie does it again. Love this woman and what she represents, as well as HOW she presents! Katie Porter for PRESIDENT 🌟🇺🇲 (Btw, I live in Nebraska, am broke AF, and donated to her California Senate election. You should too!)

[@ricosuave8123]

I suspect the others seated at that long table were just _praying_ to the almighty that Katie Porter wasn’t going to call on them next.

[@Conald_isAfalseProphet]

At the end rep Ana Paulina Luna showed what not to be like with just a cpuple seconds of audio 🤦‍♂️

[@bobt9948]

The world needs more Katie Porter!!!

[@WomensTop20]

#KatiePorterForPresident

[@phillipphil1615]

You must realize there are third world countries better managed than the USA .

[@vickiesims1600]

The US health and insurance system sounds utterly appalling. Customers and patients are being bamboozled

[@kasiakasia742]

Katie Porter cares about the Americans - all of them. More people should be like her. More polititians like her

[@TheVaga9]

Amazon Pharmacy does this while your online, they show you insurance price and cash price, cash price is always cheaper on all mine!!!

[@VivianInTheOC]

We need Katie Porter in the US Senate!! 🎉🎉Watch this then donate to her campaign for Senate. Let’s do this!🙌

[@SusanThomas-Holder]

Love you, Katie Porter ❤

[@caroledn]

Pharmacutical pricing is SO complex. I'm a pharmacy tech at a rural health facility... the absolute hardest part of my job is insurance.....and seeing the inequitable impact of patients.

[@tjlow629]

HOW did she lose her primary?!? She's always been one of the few in congress who advocates for all Americans.

[@ChrisKillmeier]

If a pharmacy really buys a medication to dispense, why doesn’t the pharmacy receive the rebate that the PBM is actually receiving?

[@bluetheta]

We also need to get rid of all Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) as well as price controls on big pharma. Obviously nothing will change because of the bribes that is called "campaign donations", are removed.

[@J560iH]

Thank You, Katie...........CONGRESS Created THIS Beast!

[@Meanbob2010]

This woman is awesome!!! She needs to run for president!!

[@HawksDiesel]

Her constituents voted her out....sad to see but hopefully that person is just as good

[@RodgerHammond-z6l]

There were a lot of people in that running for the Dems position!

[@EVS1956]

She closes with problem no one is willing to step over the line there’s no partisanship.

[@lynettehanson2830]

Negotiations,,,, why How much are they saving us????

[@sharongann6842]

REP Katie Porter is my hero! I wish ve could clone her and bring her to Texas ❤

[@paulawest6556]

Porter for President!

[@RosemaryWerner-qy8do]

I love you Katie

[@Clementwongpy]

She also kick ass without white board

[@suzijo100]

You are my hero

[@SamPenn-pl1dl]

I use a prescription for Enbrel and the price listed on their website shows $1,850 but my insurance pays over $3,000, that's a significant difference.

[@Phil-oj5nr]

In NZ most patients pay $5.00 for each item the doctor writes. This is social medicine, so you don’t need health insurance although some people do have it. Your taxes pay for free healthcare at hospital and the doctor charges in the range of $45.00 to $75.00 per visit, usually 15 minutes. Senior citizens do not pay the prescription charge, and those with regular needs only pay the $5.00 for the first twenty prescriptions. This is why in the US, the cost of healthcare is so high, and everyone needs insurance. This same social healthcare system operates in Australia and UK, and probably several other countries.

[@johncalaway4446]

This is one time that I agree with Porter. There should be a way to price shop for medications.

[@atticuswalker8970]

I think you will find that you agree with her on most things if you think about it for a bit.

[@corporatecat230]

It's because you've been told incorrect things by Rich Republican politicians about their democratic colleagues.

[@szargos]

@@atticuswalker8970 Exactly. So far I've only found one thing I disagree with her on.

[@NyanyiC]

In Sweden prescription meds generally cost the same no matter which pharmacy you go to even 1 special pharmacy that's open 24hrs

[@paulcolburn3855]

Anyone can price shop if they have cash. Get your doctor to write the prescription. Then get cash. Then start calling pharmacies and tell them you have a script, what is the best "cash price" for the drugs? Every consumer in the country has the power to do this but this is NOT Katie Porter's concern. Katie doesn't think anyone should have to pay anything out of their own pocket for prescriptions! Only the government should pay. That was the whole point of the narrative of her questions.

[@vinney6938]

She’s my hero

[@donnacribb5712]

Why

[@empasant]

I concur with other comments that we need many more Katie Porters in Congress. But, I'm not optimistic the mountain congress has become can be moved an inch in a sensible direction by whiteboards alone.

[@cathiea5996]

love her! surprise surprise- no repukeliekins supporting for the people

[@cherylkiley6373]

I had good insurance while I was working full time and did not have to pay for most of my prescriptions. When I got cancer and had to quit my job, I went on Medicaid and again did not have to pay copays & most prescription costs. Now that Im retired & on Medicare, I have copays & im now paying for prescriptions. Explain to me how Medicare is helping me when Zim payong for everything now.??

[@louisgunn7314]

They're bouncing out there percentage of profit because insurance companies only pay so much for medication.

[@katiebaldwin40]

She is always prepared and laser focused despite distraction attempts

[@dubya13207]

I wish we weren’t losing her

[@glenbearh9109]

I use mom and pop only but they are facing PBM who are owned by big chain

[@ottconsulting7]

As a Brit thank God for our blessed National Health Service - Yanks be getting royally screwed

[@chopsjazz1]

I'd like Katie Porter to address the latest "dynamic pricing" strategies being employed by many companies/stores.

[@rickk.20]

PLEASE. PLEASE. PLEASE. Porter & Buttigiege for the Oval Office 2028. 🇺🇲

[@Calvertons]

Thank you Katie Porter! Everyone deserves access to affordable healthcare and access to affordable medications. Even tiny countries like Sri Lanka have healthcare and meds for all of their citizens. Medicare for all would help so many people! Vote blue! Vote to protect our country and all of our people! Vote for democrats!

[@renselange]

I happen to visit often Peru and Malaysia. When buying very standard BP and thyroid meds, I pay about the same in Peru or Malaysia when I buy this outright and full-price i.e., WITHOUT any insurance, as I do pay inside the US to my insurance company for my copayment for the same stuff. To be sure, I have very nice and excellent health insurance by US standards. Besides, might there be any takers for generic Viagra for about $3.50 a pop? Seriously!

[@YellaStarGenius260]

I love her

[@bajaskier]

Why does he click his tongue before "answering" every question? So annoying.

[@sharongarvey3936]

Brilliant women

[@jefferyyounce5372]

You can smell the intellectual difference between Porter(D) and Comer(R). Comer barely gets past Gomer Pyle.

[@jwbjpb1338]

It’s time for Medicare for all.

[@110311DONTWANTCHANNE]

i've tried asking and they can't tell until a prescription is actually processed. so i have to go to the doctor and be billed for that, to get an RX only to find out its too expensive....could be something non vital like an allergy med that I have now just wasted a lot of time and money because they can't tell you how much it will be with your insurance should you get an Rx.

[@hughmcaloon6506]

I think that Katie Porter's the modern Theodore Roosevelt. Keep up the good work, ma'am.

[@randyjones4002]

we have to pay for those commercials

[@alankramer8723]

Quit the drug ads and maybe prices will go down a little.

[@TheJayhawker83]

@@alankramer8723 Your lack of understanding of advertising is laughable.

[@samuelpancake4084]

I honestly don't like the company's that line the pocket for drugs we don't need but get forced on us. I think it should go through a complete restructuring for only the ones that they have to. Everything esle can be stopped by just eating some edibles

[@SandySmith-dn1qs]

Another. Public services. Commission..to decide. Retail. Over. Whole sale. Is Best tax. Over profit s issues ?

[@desirekelsey1952]

Found out today my partner’s perception cost less without insurance with a discount card!!

[@jackburton2680]

Why did Congress initially ban negotiating prices??

[@nancimiller6850]

Katie Porter for President 2028!

[@pascalouellette8516]

Just another middle man making money coming and going...just like medical insurance does the same thing, charging patients and trying to force providers to accept lower fees for service

[@jefferyyounce5372]

These non-binding Clown N Pony shows are nothing more than that. Everyone goes home, the Rx CEO goes back to his Ivory tower and writes a campaign check and it's business as usual. infinite loop!

[@Lackly008]

Maaaan what a difference between her and MTG and other GOP lunatics.

[@andyking9673]

the PBM is the highest paid employee at a hospital----often by double

[@lorettab6092]

#StopPBMabuse

[@brentdykgraaf184]

Free drugs for poor people paid for by those who do purchase. Like poor at emergency room treatments paid for by us with insurance.

[@spuds416]

We as American taxpayers we are FOOTING THE BILL for 6.5 million ILLEGAL ALIENS

[@vnelson000]

Katie Porter needs me to help her...I wanna help her, do what she does.😕 I want to be on her research machine. Networked Excel spreadsheet, logon every day and update data on pricing and situations on the ground she needs info on.

[@MrLookitspam]

Ok take this in lady. Retired with Medicare and supplemental insurance to be sure my Medicare co pays are covered. However the supplemental insurance may be paying co pays. However we are still paying co pays on our supppemental and they ate outrages!

[@jamesduncan578]

Why is the same drug 4+ times more in USA then in Canada, where most of them are made?

[@garylawrence7547]

In my experience Good RX is bogus!

[@IntroOutro99]

And the government will not do a thing to stop it why the government do the same thing to the people

[@relic46]

Goodrx best for my medication & hugh price drops. All the while part D

[@rweaver9653]

Good Rx pays nothing to your pharmacy, they just come up with a price for the pharmacy to follow. They make $ by charging the pharmacy a fee and they sell your personal info.

[@sandystafford3515]

I have 2 meds I don't have run through my insurance because the meds are cheaper if I purchase them than if ran through insurance and I pay the co payment. It's an insurance scam

[@donnacribb5712]

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[@quarterday]

KATIE PORTER FOR POTUS 2032