Drugmakers refuse to attend White House meeting after Trump issues executive orders on costs

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9. This is confusing

I hate trump, but getting gouged by drug companies is a huge problem.

The provision, known as a most-favored-nations rule, has been lambasted by the drug industry and some patient groups that say it would curb innovation and reduce drug access.

They spend more money on marketing than R&D. We need rapid research on a covid 19 vaccine and that is happening. We need more research on new antibiotics and that isn’t happening.

I’d like better options for what ails me, but for the most part I’m willing to accept a slower pace of new treatments if that means everyone can get existing treatments at the same cost as other countries.

I don’t buy the baloney that all innovation stops if Americans aren’t getting screwed by drug companies.