Universal health care reform demands that we finally control skyrocketing drug prices.
James LoveNov 19, 2001
For several decades, the pharmaceutical industry has benefited from a combination of government intervention and laissez faire: the federal government provides stringent intellectual property right protections and generous public subsidies for research-- but does not regulate drug prices. As a result, the United States has been a leader in the development of new drugs, but it also faces the highest drug prices in the world.
