Bret Stephens’ Pharmapologetics

Now, when the demand for both innovation and access is high, it’s time to think outside the box and reevaluate the relationship between pharmaceutical drugs and the patent system. Perhaps a prize system is in order, or maybe a formal guarantee from firms receiving BARDA grants that the drugs will not be patented.

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