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Bucking The System

TED Radio Hour

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The Patent System Is Fueling the High Cost of Medicine

i was actually there to talk about a pro how our outdated patent system is fueling the high cost of medicines and costing liveso k, so the patent system. Before we launch into that, can we just kond of go back to how the patent system was intended to work, particularly in medicine? Sure. To day, over two billion people live without access to medicines. And against this global crisis, drug prices are sky rocketing, including in wealthier country.

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