The new Merck drug is being priced at over $700 a treatment. And it was developed using research funds provided by the US government.
In other words, as a tax payer, you get screwed twice while Merck makes a windfall. The US government funds almost 50% of all drug research (Nearly $90 BILLION!). In addition, your elected officials (Mainly Bill Clinton and Obama) relaxed the pricing controls on all drugs produced with tax payer money, allowing the pharmaceutical companies to gouge you.
