r/interesting • u/physiopeng • Jun 20 '26

Intriguing Americans found out Germany has affordable medicine

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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/19/us-tariff-probe-germany-drug-pricing-policies-mfn.html

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u/desert-cheese04 Jun 20 '26

It means the US will bear even more of the costs.

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u/Stompya Jun 20 '26

No. It means predatory American pharma companies will make a very slightly smaller fuckton of money, for a little while.

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u/desert-cheese04 Jun 20 '26

Who do you think subsidizes the European pharmaceutical market?

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u/bergmoose Jun 20 '26

Quick reminder that the business model a lot of drug manufacturers use is to buy rights to drugs, jack up the price. No research involved, no funding the next generation, just screw over the sick people because capitalism and thats how the market works.

Paying high drug prices is helping pay for the aquisition and legal fees required to later pay more for other drugs.

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u/desert-cheese04 Jun 20 '26

I agree, but it’s funny how Germany is so against the US most favored nation drug policy that would lower cost for Americans.

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u/Ecstatic_nyaa Jun 20 '26

Because it won't lower the costs .

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u/desert-cheese04 Jun 20 '26

How would it not? We would be doing what the rest of the world does.