Several drug manufacturers will sell certain prescription medicines directly to American patients and discount other high-priced drugs. According to Reuters, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and other drugmakers have agreed to discount certain drugs for taxpayer-funded Medicaid plans and sell other drugs directly through their websites for cash-paying customers, bypassing pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers. U.S. patients currently face the highest prescription drug prices in the world.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.