2024 Annual Shkreli Awards list
United Healthcare received #2 on the list of most egregious profiteers in healthcare
Recipients are chosen by a panel made up of health policy experts, clinicians, journalists and advocates. The awards are named after Martin Shkreli, the infamous “pharma bro” who rose to international notoriety after increasing the price of lifesaving anti-parasitic drug Daraprim 50-fold. “All these stories paint a picture of a healthcare industry in desperate need of transformation. In 2024, healthcare practices were put in the spotlight,” Vikas Saini, president of the Lown Institute, said during the ceremony. “But doing these awards every year shows us that this is nothing new. We’re hoping that these stories illuminate what changes are needed.”
Selling body parts without consent and billing desperate parents $97,599 for air transport among worst examples
Accepting nominations for the First Annual Luigi Mangione Award
