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https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9412.html https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9412.html and The Great American Drug Deal, by Peter Kolchinsk
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https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9412.html 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.