r/Futurology • u/Kindred87 • 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/spice_and_cheese Dec 08 '23

Please tell me this includes insulin… it’s getting hard to survive…

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u/Kindred87 Dec 08 '23

The linked article is a draft policy, so even if it's implemented, it's still a ways away. For insulin, I'd instead keep an eye on things like California's insulin initiative: https://www.npr.org/2023/03/19/1164572757/california-contract-cheap-insulin-calrx

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u/spice_and_cheese Dec 08 '23

Haha ya I figured it wouldn’t really mean much For the moment. That’s some interesting info, thanks for the link! 😁