In medicine, the problem has been compounded by the increasing public distrust of the pharmaceutical companies, as controversy about drug pricing mounts.
Many previous editorials in your paper have chastised the companies for their drug pricing.
The main issue within the pharmaceutical industry, Mr. Brewster said, is drug pricing.
FDA recognizes that other factors beyond its purview, including insurance coverage and drug pricing, can determine patient access to drugs.
But Democrats are pushing for new powers for Medicare to have a role in drug pricing, for example.
Should the Government adopt guidelines for drug pricing?
In the UK, generic drug pricing is controlled only by the reimbursement price.
But the higher figure includes $30.8 million that was New York's share of a major nationwide settlement with two pharmaceutical companies over drug pricing.
That the NIH should not address the issue of drug pricing, only Congress.
But because drug pricing is notoriously opaque, employers cannot be sure they are getting the best possible deal.