Brian Klepper, a partner of mine at Health Value Direct just published a piece entitled

Congress’ Drug Addiction

It’s a very good look at the problem we face in the United States. The high/excessive pricing structures are one of the root causes of  our ever-increasing healthcare costs. Short term fixes to our cost crisis are found on the supply side.  As we remove these from the system, we can free up funds , focus on the demand side and truly improve the health of populations.