Source: Town Hall
by Dr. Wolfgang Klietmann
“Americans can buy iPhones straight from Apple and sneakers straight from Nike. In fact, in almost every industry, it’s perfectly normal for consumers to buy products directly from manufacturers’ websites and have them shipped right to their doors. But medicines are different. For decades, patients have been forced to run through a gauntlet of middlemen, each of whom piles on fees, to get the treatments they need. The additional costs imposed by these wholesalers, insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, and pharmacies have turned the simple act of filling a prescription into a monthly financial crisis for too many families. Fortunately, that could soon change. A handful of pharmaceutical companies recently started selling medicines directly to patients, shipping the drugs right to their porch or mailbox, so long as they have a doctor’s prescription.” [editor’s note: Cool. Now just get rid of the prescription requirement – TLK] (10/18/25)
https://townhall.com/columnists/wolfgang/2025/10/18/the-direct-path-to-affordable-medicines-n2665088