Prescription drug prices in the USA are 67% higher on average than in Canada. No wonder Congress is feeling the heat from consumers to end a ban on importing U.S.-made medicine from other nations. On Tuesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson predicted lawmakers soon would do just that.
TV programs like The Swan and Extreme Makeover demonstrate that when medicine meets the marketplace, the results can be stunning. But while new technologies and investments drive the latest health services, entrenched political interests threaten progress. Take, for instance, the recent controversy over ultrasounds in California.
