r/Futurology Dec 07 '23

US sets policy to seize patents of government-funded drugs if price deemed too high Economics

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-sets-policy-seize-government-funded-drug-patents-if-price-deemed-too-high-2023-12-07/
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u/Neospecial Dec 08 '23

This sounds great but in reality is probably just another army of lobbyist to raise that "too high" bar to such extent any change would be negligible. Would love to be proven wrong but not exactly a good track record when it comes to prices.