There was a story on NPR awhile back about how, if I remember correctly, the U.S. government gives money away to drug companies to help fund drug research in ex

There was a story on NPR awhile back about how, if I remember correctly, the U.S. government gives money away to drug companies to help fund drug research in exchange for a license to manufacture the resulting drug in case there's some kind of shortage or the drug is too expensive for anyone to buy it. This right has never been exercised, but there are some who think that they should start doing so to bring drug costs down.