What does "artificially low" even mean in this context? Valeant have demonstrated that you can drop research and raise prices on orphan drugs to stratospheric l

What does "artificially low" even mean in this context? Valeant have demonstrated that you can drop research and raise prices on orphan drugs to stratospheric levels, and Valeant's owners are the only people that benefit. That can't be a desirable outcome for public health. When the government leans on manufacturers at least prices have some relationship with the costs of production.