> Although the FDA advisory committee recognized that the expenses would go up, Hendeles says, it also believed that the companies would help defray the added c

> Although the FDA advisory committee recognized that the expenses would go up, Hendeles says, it also believed that the companies would help defray the added costs for individuals. If that's the naïveté of the officials who police the health industry, I'm not surprised that healthcare costs have exploded. Why bother competing when you can have your competition ruled illegal and the ensuing oligopoly allowed with a pinky-swear to not fuck over patients?