"There’s so much money in selling pills, that there’s a tremendous temptation to cheat…"

A truly horrid tale of rampant corruption in today’s health care industry.  Not from some small-time shyster doctor, or under-handed veterinarian, or even the drug pinching nurse;  but  from one of the top drug-makers in the US, Pfizer(set to be world’s largest by year-end).  It is much the classic tale of large corporations running amuck and unchecked by government control for the past decade in America.

It is interesting that “criminal” is specified, and one would conclude that maybe someone will go to jail.  No mention in the article of this or any facts surrounding any harm that was caused by all this to actual people.  Yes, yes, the “fine” money will be paid and divvied-up amongst all the parties and everything will be nice and clean.

Here’s the jump: AP via Yahoo: Pfizer to pay record $2.3B penalty for drug promos

I wonder if families, expecting a call from the Insurance Salesman Hero, break out the best China and Silverware, don the Sunday dudes and roll out the red carpet.  I mean, “This guy can get us some of that rip-off, underpaying, over-priced, sorry that isn’t covered, health insurance!”, it’s a special day in our lives.  Maybe we should name the next born after him.