Is Valeant just the tip of the Iceberg?

"Most commentary portrays Valeant as an outlier: an extreme case of predatory pricing, excess leverage, creative, perhaps even fraudulent, accounting and who-knows-what-else. Led by heartless, unprincipled and amoral executives who discovered an opportunity they could exploit for very large profits, they were ultimately done in by their own greed.

"On the other hand, if we consider the nature of what passes for normal business practices in the health care world, Valeant might be just the tip of the iceberg: one of many health care companies that appear to be more concerned with their profits than their customers’ well-being."

 Excerpted from my latest column at ThinkAdvisor.