https://www.politico.com/states/new-jersey/story/2018/04/17/patrick-kennedy-profits-from-opioid-addiction-firms-368780
I found this article quite interesting. It is about Patrick Kennedy, a former Democratic representative and mental health advocate on Trump's opioid commission. It is stated that he has made well over $1 million in earnings between 2014 and 2016. The article goes on to discuss how Kennedy is a part of non-profit organizations who seek to help those who are addicted to drugs. Kennedy pushes for anti-opioid drugs to reach the market, as well as for insurers being required to pay for mental health services.
Based on what you read here, what do you think about this politician? He is making moves in the right direction and asking for the change we need to see in how we combat the opioid crisis. At the same time though, the treatment plan for opioid addiction is starting to look like just another business plan to profit off those in need.
Would it be possible to create a plan to deal with opioid addiction that wasn't run like a business?
ReplyDeleteI feel like its gotten to a point where government, for profit corporations, and non-profits are so intertwined, with many businessmen/women involved in politics, that many non-profits have to rely on corporate donations to function. And in return have to give part of their overreach/population to corporations for profit. Its sad that sometimes even non-profits are used to enrich it's management.
DeleteI wonder what he is putting his compensation towards/how he is using his resources?
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