How did we get here??  Keep reading and you'll fully understand.  I have dozens and dozens of articles on this very same subject.

https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/ciencia2/ciencia_industrybigpharma219.htm

And if that's not enough to convince you, check out this article:

http://humansarefree.com/2016/01/how-rockefellers-oil-industry-conquered.html

And YAY for this one, too (excuse the few misspelled words - he must have a rotten typist): 

http://www.robertscottbell.com/natural-remedies/what-is-the-hidden-history-of-modern-medicine-in-america-rsb-reveals-it/

And the list goes on and on and on and on . . . . . . . .