tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post8486720493991530377..comments2024-03-05T21:22:43.426-05:00Comments on parshablog: Interesting Posts and Articles #177joshwaxmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03516171362038454070noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-48338940814872454872009-07-14T14:10:48.616-04:002009-07-14T14:10:48.616-04:00Re socialized medicine: letting "the market&q...Re socialized medicine: letting "the market" decide also means cheap treatments fall by the wayside because they aren't profitable to Big Pharma. Frivolous lawsuits by, e.g., Ralph Nader or the Scientologists drive drugs off the market, drugs which are still useful, but are generic and not produced in big quantities. The profit motive perhaps drives innovation, but the fear of lawsuits, and the concomitant extended federal approvals process, diminishes the value of drug patents, and thus stifles innovation.<br /><br />The healthcare problem is way more complicated than Big Pharma vs. The Left.thanbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06197564008203120013noreply@blogger.com