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by mjewkes 1489 days ago
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9412.html and The Great American Drug Deal, by Peter Kolchinsky. Specific claims:

- The US pays more for new drugs than the rest of the world

- The US contribution is disproportionate, and is major driver of the drug development industry.

-If the US paid less for new drugs, the entire industry would slow, and we would have fewer more effective treatments.