Germany figured out how to cut healthcare costs: Make Americans pay the bill
Germany has found a convenient way to cut healthcare costs: send the bill for medical innovation to the United States.Under a new policy, Germany will tighten its already aggressive controls on what drugmakers can charge for innovative medicines. The result is predictable: Germany will contribute even less toward the cost of developing new treatments while American patients shoulder more of the burden. Recommended Stories Germany figured out how to cut healthcare costs: Make Americans pay the bill Washington planted a tracking device on every American investor You’d be in prison if you traded like Congress.
- ▪Germany has found a convenient way to cut healthcare costs: send the bill for medical innovation to the United States.Under a new policy, Germany will tighten its already aggressive controls on what drugmakers can charge for innovative medi
- ▪The result is predictable: Germany will contribute even less toward the cost of developing new treatments while American patients shoulder more of the burden.
- ▪Recommended Stories Germany figured out how to cut healthcare costs: Make Americans pay the bill Washington planted a tracking device on every American investor You’d be in prison if you traded like Congress.
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Germany has found a convenient way to cut healthcare costs: send the bill for medical innovation to the United States.Under a new policy, Germany will tighten its already aggressive controls on what drugmakers can charge for innovative medicines. The result is predictable: Germany will contribute even less toward the cost of developing new treatments while American patients shoulder more of the burden. Recommended Stories Germany figured out how to cut healthcare costs: Make Americans pay the bill Washington planted a tracking device on every American investor You’d be in prison if you traded like Congress. Senate may sabotage the fix Germany is hardly alone. Across Europe, wealthy countries suppress drug prices by government decree while relying on the U.S.
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