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by mjewkes 1489 days ago
>Do you have any data to backup your claim?

I would suggest The Great American Drug Deal, by Peter Kolchinsky.

Also - https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9412.html

>For example Cuban healthcare/treatment/outcome is excellent based on its own research

Cuba does not contribute substantially to global pharmaceutical research.

>Roche(Swiss) nor Merck ( German, not related to US Merck) don't benefit much (if at all) from US subsidies.

Roche makes 55% of its revenue from US drug sales (https://assets.cwp.roche.com/f/126832/x/db9d31e8a7/fb20e.pdf p22)

EMD Serono (formerly Merck KgAA) is similar.

These revenues are the topline driver of the drug development industry.