Cancer Doctor Leading the Attack on Astronomical Drug Prices
The problem is not the high cost of drugs, the problem is the lack of R&D into processes and drugs that are not patentable.   Like Stem Cells or Vitamin C.  I'm not saying that these have any medical value, it's just no one is willing to invest because there is no ROI.   What might be interesting is force everyone to buy life insurance and then have the life insurance industry underwrite the R&D.