American’s subsidize big pharma - the rest of the world tells them to halve the price otherwise they’ll allow generic copies.
> American’s subsidize big pharma
I think that’s true. But Americans are also voting with our credit cards when we (I think?) order only a small fraction of pharms from overseas vendors.
I don’t see how we can have it both ways: enforceable patents, and low prices in new drugs.
The public face of the drug companies is beyond irritating, with TV ads that spend 80% of the time on stupid disclaimers.