Ep. 139 Why Are Drug Prices So High in the U.S.?

19 May 2018     |     Tom Woods     |     6

Krugman is unconvinced by the Trump plan to get Americans lower drug prices, and tries to figure out why those prices are so high. Let’s just say that in this episode we help him do a better job of that….

Krugman Column

Just Saying Yes to Drug Companies” (May 14, 2018)

Book Mentioned

The Primal Prescription: Surviving the Sick Care Sinkhole, by Bob Murphy and Doug McGuff, MD

Contra Podcast (EconTalk)

Vincent Rajkumar on the High Price of Cancer Drugs

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