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1. A lot of drug patents are bought by hedge funds that just raise prices to reap profits and never invest in R&D
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/business/a-huge-overnight...
2. Drug companies spend more on marketing than R&D:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/02/11/big-p...
3. Because of lobbyist, Medicare can’t negotiate drug prices - unlike the VA in the US and every other country.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2018/08/10/why-medica...
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1. A lot of drug patents are bought by hedge funds that just raise prices to reap profits and never invest in R&D
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/business/a-huge-overnight...
2. Drug companies spend more on marketing than R&D:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/02/11/big-p...
3. Because of lobbyist, Medicare can’t negotiate drug prices - unlike the VA in the US and every other country.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2018/08/10/why-medica...