There are many, many factors that contribute to high drug prices. Regulating them is complicated. It turns out, expensive drugs are often expensive because they're hard to replicate. We try to shed some light on the situation. Special thanks to Austin Frakt. This video was adapted from his Upshot article in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/15/upshot/lower-drug-prices-no-one-cure.html Related HCT episodes: Orphan Drugs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1TbvdjmXJ8&list=PLkfBg8ML-gInUS65s2zVPdW3sFpIb52KL&index=2 Be sure to check out our podcast! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkfBg8ML-gInFaYyYhKLBp2u7h5IojTw4 Other Healthcare Triage Links: 1. Support the channel on Patreon: http://vid.io/xqXr 2. Check out our Facebook page: http://goo.gl/LnOq5z 3. We still have merchandise available at http://www.hctmerch.com 4. Aaron's book "The Bad Food Bible: How and Why to Eat Sinfully" is available wherever books are sold, such as Amazon: http://amzn.to/2hGvhKw Credits: John Green -- Executive Producer Stan Muller -- Director, Producer Aaron Carroll -- Writer Mark Olsen – Art Director Meredith Danko – Social Media