The Growing Power of Biotech Monopolies Threatens Affordable Care

<p>The U.S. spends well more on prescription drugs, per capita, than any other country in the world. This has long been a source of concern for American patients struggling to afford their medicines.</p> <p>There are, however, those who argue that high drug prices are justified by a &ldquo;social contract&rdquo; under which drug companies can&mdash;and should&mdash;charge high prices while their drugs are protected by patent monopolies, in exchange for those medicines becoming effectively free once their patents have expired.</p> <p><a href="https://freopp.org/the-growing-power-of-biotech-monopolies-threatens-affordable-care-e75e36fa1529"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>
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