Why do we talk about "high drug prices" as some kind of mystical force? The cause is simple and very obvious: the medical industry is a for profit institution t

Why do we talk about "high drug prices" as some kind of mystical force? The cause is simple and very obvious: the medical industry is a for profit institution that puts margins and bottom line above everything else. It's a huge industry with a plethora of middlemen whose only purpose is to squeeze dollars out of the system. Delivering effective care is almost always a secondary consequence to making value for investors. So long as healthcare has quarterly shareholder meetings, we will forever be locked in this battle.