A Healthier You - The Price of Cancer Drugs

I’m Dr. Rafael Fonseca, and this is A Healthier You. There is a heightened interest in the price of cancer drugs. As an oncologist, I understand that there is a natural tension between what is perceived as the proper price of medicines, and what is a business-sustaining model that would allow innovation to flourish.  The reality is that the vast majority of patients, irrespective of their economic status, can receive their cancer medications.  In my clinic, we see patients from all walks of life, many with fixed income, and yet most of the time they can all get their drugs. Nothing is easier than pharma-bashing, but before we potentially stifle innovation in the name of “affordable medications”, let’s think twice. The alternative may be to tell cancer patients that we don’t think their lives are worth the cost of innovation. For more details, go to Facebook/BetterHealthCarePolicy.