In these cases the market has already determined that a drug should be cheap, but then some a-hole who cares about nothing but money figures out a way to rig the system to make the drug extremely expensive. This type of activity hurts free markets.
“figures out a way to rig the system”
The rig is our partially socialized system.
Were it not for the third party factor (10 copay/ 740 to insurance) they wouldn’t get away with it.
They could jack up the price upon buying the patent, but if no one buys it, the price comes down.
Since the consumer only sees it as a $10 expense, they accept the drug and insurance pays the diff. No free market means the game is already rigged, by definition.