Dat's bidness...and thank God for it.
Even greed works to keep businesses honest.
"The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind."
Gordon Gecko
Prices for the same drugs are much higher than in other countries.
There are a lot of bad things about Big Pharma and since they lobby Congress mightily, nothing has changed, up until now. When different companies agree to set a high price, no one will go lower, since they have everyone by the short hairs.