[koolba]

> And you don't think this would negatively impact the rate of drug development? I do. Price controls are also a very drastic step in terms of American law. They tend to have...undesirable side-effects.

I do think that will happen. Quite frankly I don’t care.

Access to today’s existing treatments at affordable prices would do much more for the masses then any new research will provide in their lifetimes. In short: its worth it

Longer term I think the prices will stabilize (higher for the world, lower for the USA) and research costs will align as well. Until that happens the common man would still be better off.

> If I were pondering general solutions in the area of what you are talking about, I'd prefer laws drastically limiting the amount and type of marketing pharma can do. And ideally supplement that with FDA-provided, more objective material for consumers and MDs about the actual, objective benefits and risks of various drugs.

I’m for eliminating all medical advertisement but still feel the lowest worldwide pricing is needed. Nobody advertises insulin but the average diabetic in the USA pays 5-6x more than in other countries.