https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobbying
"Lobbying' (also 'lobby') is a form of advocacy with the intention of influencing decisions made by the government by individuals or more usually by lobby groups; it includes all attempts to influence legislators and officials, whether by other legislators, constituents, or organized groups."
| Group | Why |
Stand to LOSE if Vitamin D is used
| |
| Doctors, medical professionals | lose jobs |
| Hospitals | fewer customers, less growth |
| Drug companies | fewer sales |
| Govt health agencies | lose jobs, reduced size, reduced funding |
| Medical schools | reduction in size |
| Health groups (like woman against breast cancer) | reduction in size |
Stand to GAIN in vitamin D is used
| |
| People | healthier, fewer taxes |
| Employers | lower cost insurance, increased productivity |
See also VitaminDWiki
- Do not expect a doctor to recommend a pill which will eliminate his job (vitamin D)
- Proof that Vitamin D Works 86 PROOFS as of April 2018
- Save 2 billion dollars annually in fractures if take Vitamin D and Calcium – Frost and Sullivan Sept 2013
- UK would save as least 636 million dollars annually by giving 800 IU vitamin D free to all seniors – June 2014
- Increasing the vitamin D level of all Canadians to 40 ng would save 6 to 18 billion dollars a year – Grant Nov 2016
- Vitamin D once during pregnancy reduced infant health care costs (300 times ROI) – RCT Dec 2015
- 18 fewer hospital days if given 500,000 IU of vitamin D while ventilated in ICU – RCT June 2016
- Heart Attack ICU costs reduced $37,000 by $20 of Vitamin D – Nov 2015
- More likely to report that productvitiy was effected by health problems if low vitamin D - 2012
- Dr. who got patients to vitamin D level of 80 ng patient visits dropped from 4 per year to 1 per year
- Hospitals get $8,700 to treat a flu for 5 days, but nothing it the flu is prevented by $2 of vitamin D
- US people pay more for health care and die sooner (Vitamin D could help) - Aug 2016 has the following
See also web
- Top spending US lobbying groups
3rd: American Medical Assn
5th: American Hospital Assn
6th: Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America
7th Blue Cross/Shield
12th Exxon Mobil