#RStreet’s Wayne Brough on how pharmaceutical companies exploit outdated patent laws to lock their competitors out of the market and keep drug prices high.
https://www.rstreet.org/commentary/video-the-patent-problem-making-drugs-so-expensive/
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Video: The Patent Problem Making Drugs So Expensive - R Street Institute
The price of prescription drugs is sky high in the United States. Medicine that patients need to fight cancer or diabetes can cost up to tens of thousands of dollars. How is this possible? Pharmaceutical companies have found a way to exploit outdated patent laws to lock their competitors out of the market and keep...
Alcohol Delivery and Underage Drinking: A COVID-19 Case Study - R Street Institute
Author Key Points 1. Alcohol delivery boomed during COVID, and has largely re-shaped the conversation around alcohol. 2. Opposition interests are now suggesting that alcohol delivery will lead to more underage drinking. 3. This study–the first of its kind–empirically studies the question and finds that there is no real evidence of such a correlation. Media...
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Executive Summary In 2020, Alaska modified its electoral process to a top-four ranked choice voting system and away from more traditional partisan primaries, making Alaska the first state to do so for state executive and legislative races, as well as federal congressional seats. The 2022 cycle was the first time an alternative system was employed […]
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