No, not really. The main expense is proving your drug works. It’s not really fair to describe that as incurred by FDA regs. And in any case: drugs are (surpri

No, not really. The main expense is proving your drug works. It’s not really fair to describe that as incurred by FDA regs. And in any case: drugs are (surprisingly) not a major driver of healthcare costs in the US. The things that are uniquely costly in American healthcare are administrative overhead and doctors + nurses. Go read KFF reporting on it.