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Reading & Writing Prompt 10

Reading & Writing Prompt 10

Q Chapters 10 & 11 and NPR Podcast Read chapter 10 to understand pharmaceutical policies, practices, and the rising cost of drugs. Listen to NPR podcast Journalist Investigates 'Crime Story' Of The Sackler Family And The Opioid Crisis Question 1) In a well-developed essay, discuss U.S. pharmaceutical policies and marketing strategies to sell prescription drugs to physicians and consumers. Using the OxyCotin example, explain the Opioid crisis in America. What went wrong? How can we prevent this from happening again? Read chapter 11 explores Long Term Care and the ACA. 2) In a well-developed answer, discuss long-term care and the ACA. What can we do to improve the lives of seniors? President Biden's Infrastructure bill included improved care for seniors, but this part of the bipartisan infrastructure bill did not pass Congress. What are your thoughts on this situation? Cite pages numbers in the textbook that support your two points. Question due by Friday (midnight). Respond to either 2 classmates (with 4-5 sentence responses) or 5 classmates (2-3 sentences) by Saturday.

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1. One of the crucial issues in the US health policy is the pay for, organization and pharmaceutical products delivered to patients, the Pure Food and Drug Act, 1906 introduced the pharmaceutical industry, in the US (Donald, 2016). The federal government mandates the manufacturers to provide evidence as well as the efficacy of any new product and also provides patent protection thereby providing the economic gain to the manufacturer. It has to be noted that most FDA-approved drugs are sold only with prescriptions and these drugs account for 10% of expenditure on national health. The pricing of the drugs is left to the market which has seen a steep rise in cost with due time