We present to you a new episode of the "Economics on Air" podcast by the Gaidar Institute. In the 6th episode, "Health as an Asset: How to Make Medicines More Affordable?" Olga Rozanova, Senior Researcher of the International Trade Department at the Gaidar Institute, discussed three key tools for improving drug availability and explained why simple solutions often lead to unexpected outcomes.
Olga Rozanova answered the following questions:
- How much does it actually cost to create a new drug that works?
- Why can government subsidies drive up prices?
- Why market launch of generic, cheap analogues driving up prices for original drugs?
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