The Vigilant Fox 🦊 on Nostr: In the 2000s, Medicare cracked down on excessive prescriptions and lowered ...

In the 2000s, Medicare cracked down on excessive prescriptions and lowered reimbursement rates. Urologists reported that their income had been cut in half. And so the industry pivoted.

OBGYNs jumped on Lupron bandwagon, this time for women’s health. You’re probably wondering why a prostate cancer drug would help women’s health.

The evidence for its use in gynecology was poor and even fraudulent. But hey… profits, right?

Despite being on the market for years, prices skyrocketed. One man’s prostate cancer treatment cost him $35,000 per injection. Remember, that’s why this stuff was originally put on the market—to help people like him.

This clearly wasn’t medicine. It was a racket.

And now, puberty blockers cost $4,000-$25,000 per year.