Patent abuse is certainly part of it. The taxpayers have also subsidized every major pharmaceutical in recent history, while the drug companies sell them back to us at exorbitant prices and keep 100% of the profits. It kinda feels like the problem is just…capitalism. It’s almost like a profit driven system is antithetical to the goals of the healthcare industry.
Patent abuse is certainly part of it. The taxpayers have also subsidized every major pharmaceutical in recent history, while the drug companies sell them back to us at exorbitant prices and keep 100% of the profits. It kinda feels like the problem is just…capitalism. It’s almost like a profit driven system is antithetical to the goals of the healthcare industry.