<p>This is seriously a good thread. Because what people think makes sense on paper doesn’t in real life. Especially appreciate the answers from the professionals in the industry. </p>
<p>I have a question that I most likely know the answer to. Are these drug breakthroughs an educated guess? </p>
<p>Also, as many health insurance plans move to DRG (diagnosis related groups) payments to hospitals, physicians receive a lot of pressure from the hospitals to limit prescribing expensive drugs. DRGs are flat rate payments paid for the admission diagnosis. So, the more we save the hospitals the more money they make from the flat rate payments. This will profoundly affect the pharmaceutical companies. I am really concerned for the industry and the future investments they are willing to make to develop new drugs.</p>