tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927684037486881914.post3970657636588769839..comments2024-03-01T00:14:52.680-08:00Comments on The Writer in Black: Why is medicine so expensive?The Writer in Blackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00634971729839053990noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927684037486881914.post-47129822603287766242014-07-18T08:45:10.398-07:002014-07-18T08:45:10.398-07:00Simple math. Cost to be recouped vs. number of do...Simple math. Cost to be recouped vs. number of doses over which to recoup it. Increase the number of doses over which to recoup (by, as you suggest, having a longer period over which to do it) and the cost per dose goes down.The Writer in Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634971729839053990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927684037486881914.post-21955355497795401962014-07-18T08:34:21.435-07:002014-07-18T08:34:21.435-07:00Another possible solution is to offer the pharmace...Another possible solution is to offer the pharmaceuticals a tradeoff. In return for promising to sell below a certain ceiling, they get a longer patent period. Ori Pomerantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162568025752213764noreply@blogger.com