RFK Jr. argues that Novo Nordisk's entire valuation rests on projected Ozempic sales in the US, enabled by lobbying for Medicare coverage, while the drug's home country does not recommend it for diabetes—suggesting the business model is built on regulatory capture rather than superior outcomes.
That company's entire value is based upon the projections of what it's gonna sell in the United States. And it has, and that company is pouring tens of millions of dollars into lobbying to pass this bill that will make Medicare pay for it.”1:50:36