I think the pricing is based on the maximum amount each individual can bear, independent of costs. If your hypothesis was accurate, we should see prices go up w

I think the pricing is based on the maximum amount each individual can bear, independent of costs. If your hypothesis was accurate, we should see prices go up when sales go down (independent of the cause of the sales drop). I don't think that is clear, but open to evidence if you have it handy. There might be a long term impact where fewer drugs are developed because there are lower profits, but even that feels awfully close to the "piracy hurts creative industries" argument that has been proven inconclusive at best and directionally wrong at worst.