This is going to happen anyway. The more government gets involved the more prices are going to go up. Why? Because government will start mandating what's covered and what's not. It all starts out innocently, but then gets added on and on and on and never ends.
It's the closest thing to eternal life, government. And this is a government program. One that is sure to grown beyond your wildest expectations. One that will leave my grandchildren paupers after the taxman gets it all to pay for my prescription drugs, Social Security. No thank you.
Give me the market. Spur competition and we'll have competitive prices. But these kinds of issues are emotional and tend to lead to the belief that healthcare is a right.
So the fact that the drug companies have lowered their prices is a little fact that you choose to ignore to promote your theory?