Big Pharma Jacked Up Drug Prices Over 1,000 Times This Year

Even though the US produces worse health outcomes than any other developed country, healthcare costs in the US are the highest in the world. One major contributor towards this is big pharma jacking up drug prices over 1,000 times this year.

According to Patients for Affordable Drugs, a nonprofit fighting to lower the exorbitant price of prescription drugs, the US pharmaceutical industry has increased drug prices 1,186 times this year. On Wednesday, the panel published its assessment.

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