WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
MAY 1ST, 2019
ARNOLD WOLF JR.
MAY 1ST, 2019
ARNOLD WOLF JR.
The next month would be big for the Wolf Jr. campaign. He already had a busy schedule full of events to get as much momentum as possible. For now, though, he needed to secure his home state. A large crowd had gathered to see him in Worcester for the second rally of the campaign. Wolf Jr. entered to loud cheers from his enthusiastic supporters. He almost laughed to see the amount of support he was getting so far. He knew though that there was much to be done, and he would start by speaking directly to his voters. He stood eagerly at his podium and opened up.
"Now this is a crowd, isn't it? This is the kind of movement we need to defeat the socialists in 2020!
All the way back in the 90s I had a great idea. I had an idea to create a business dedicated to providing medicine that people needed in their lives. I created Sanabex to make that idea a reality. I grew Sanabex over the course of 20 years into a nationwide powerhouse that has healed many people - very many people. I am so proud of my work at Sanabex, and I only wish I could've grown it even more. Unfortunately, Bahariacare and the ridiculous healthcare policies of the Democrats prevented that growth.
Bahariacare has been a horrific disaster for our healthcare system. You're seeing drug prices so sky-high (not-Bezos) can barely afford them! The premiums are awful! There is little to no choice in providers! They lied to us and said that we could keep our doctors if we liked them! It's grotesque to see this kind of system ruining lives. Bahariacare is killing people, folks! People are dying because of this!
It's clear that we need to bring a massive change to the way our system works. We need to repeal and replace Bahariacare immediately! If Congress won't do it, the courts will! Really, it's so bad that even the Democrats want it gone! Democrats have been proposing this idea called "medicare for all". Sounds beautiful, right? Well, it's not so beautiful when you look at it. Total government control over everything! We've seen this failure in practice in places like the United Kingdom. The NHS there has been a disaster! People wait months and months for care, and people die waiting to get treatment! Just imagine your grandparents, or maybe your kids waiting in the emergency room for hours and then they're dead because of the system's incompetence. That is the healthcare system the Democrats want, folks! They want your grandparents and kids to die waiting for care!
So we know for a fact that the Democrat plan is a bust, but what can we do? How about instead of hoping the government suddenly starts working well again we incentivize the markets to lower prices. We'll start that by restructuring Medicare Part D. Part D has this drug benefit, you see, where the cost of drugs is apportioned between all the parties, with how it's apportioned being based on price tier. The problem comes from the high fourth tier, where basically the government comes in and says they're gonna pay for about 80% of the cost, and then the manufacturers and the insurance plans spend virtually nothing for it. Let me ask: If you had the opportunity to pay barely anything for a drug and have the government pay for it instead by making it more expensive, would you do it? The smart businessman would say absolutely yes!
This is what is happening right now. I worked in the industry, so I know a lot of these drug manufacturers personally and let me tell you that's exactly what these people are doing. About half of Part D costs are tier four! That's ridiculous! We need to get the government to stop paying all these bills for the manufacturers, and instead, incentivize them to drop their prices. Wouldn't that be so much better?
Medicare Part B meanwhile has more than doubled it's cost since we got Bahariacare. Once again the government is incentivizing the markets to provide the most expensive drugs possible to maximize profits. There are a lot of things we should do. We should definitely revisit the payment methodology so we can figure out what the hell is happening. We should get the government out of it where we can to allow more competition, leading to reduced prices. Maybe we should cap add-on payments, even. It's a lot to work on, for sure, but I'm the only candidate with actual experience in this industry, so I know what does and doesn't work.
The most important thing we need to do is open up the markets so we can be competitive again. Lift the burdens and regulations of Bahariacare so drug companies can focus on giving the most affordable medications to you without having to jack the price up for more profit. We should be supporting efforts to innovate our healthcare to make it more accessible, affordable, and overall better. We should be removing these lines around the states. Everything we can do to save our healthcare can be done with me as President. I will get it done. I will make our healthcare great again. I will take down the Democrats trying to impose more failed government on our people. Let's get it done! Thank you and God bless you all!"
