Can the US complain about "free-riding" regulation in pharmaceuticals by other countries?
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A large generation of baby boomers reaching retirement age, and a steadily decreasing dependency ratio (number of working people per retiree) in most developing countries (and not too far in the future in China and elsewhere) make the economics of healthcare an increasingly important topic in the public arena. One key issue in this area is the price of pharmaceutical products. With cost containment foremost in the minds of public or private health officials, a product which often combines a low marginal cost and a very high price seems like an ideal tool (or shortcut, depending on the point of view) in the battle for “affordable” universal health care.
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