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Pharmaceutical Incentives: Some physicians receive payments from drug companies—think consulting fees, speaking gigs, or "educational" grants. These aren’t tied to specific prescriptions legally, but the cozy relationship can nudge doctors toward favoring certain drugs. A 2016 ProPublica analysis found docs who got money from pharma were more likely to prescribe brand-name meds over generics.

In-Office Dispensing: In some states, physicians can sell medications directly to patients through their practice. They buy drugs wholesale, mark them up, and pocket the difference. It’s legal, convenient for patients, and profitable—sometimes 50-100% margins—but it raises questions about whether they’re prescribing what’s best or what’s lucrative.

Fee-for-Service Model: Under this common setup, more patient visits mean more revenue. Prescribing meds can keep patients coming back for follow-ups, refills, or managing side effects, indirectly boosting income. It’s not profit from the drug itself, but from the revolving door it creates.

Specialty Clinics: Think weight loss, pain management, or anti-aging practices. Some docs push compounded drugs or off-label prescriptions (like certain peptides or hormones) that patients buy through affiliated pharmacies—where the doc might have a financial stake.

I already knew this just from casual observation.

I'm banking on the fact that by the time I start falling apart, Elon Musk will have invented tiny little nano-robots that can be injected into a human's blood stream and repair damage on a cellular level.

the Turks need to be wiped off the face of the Earth according to my Greek friend.

Ask tour Bulgarian friend.

I already knew this just from casual observation.

All that is actually illegal. There are anti kickback laws in place.

I’ve met several exceptional physicians, but you are from Michigan. That tracks. I’d be afraid to get sick there.

It's likely that 80% of the non-emergency medical services rendered in the US are completely unnecessary and it is also likely that 80% of the fees charged are devoured by bullshit administrative costs and insurance bureaucracy.

I know everything you nerd to know about Turks.

My Armenian buddy hates all Turks. If he sees one anywhere he picks a fight. He is an airplane mechanic who works with my Greek friend.

EU to target Republican states in tariff battle with Trump.

"Liberals" are so filled with hate they want America to fail.