What has caused this cost increase? Much of it is due to a riddled health care system of excessive administrative expenses, inflated prices, poor management, inappropriate care, waste and fraud. These problems significantly increase cost of medical care and health insurance for employers and workers.

On other side of cost issue there is recent development of new effective medications for a variety of illnesses. Such newer "brand name" medications are patent-protected and cost far more than generic medications.

The drug industry argues that higher cost of new medications helps fund research and development of even newer medicines. Many critics argue that much of research and development of pharmaceutical products is actually government funded.

Also contributing to cost increase is marketing. As this is 30% of a drug manufacturer's budget. Brand-name U.S drug makers were reported to employ 81% more people in marketing than in research and development of much needed drugs.

Policymakers and government officials agree that health care costs must be controlled. But they disagree on best ways to address rapidly escalating health spending. Some favor price controls and imposing strict budgets on health care spending.

Others believe free market competition is best way to solve problems but if people can’t afford it, how will they protect themselves and their family?

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News inferno.com contacted Jerrold S. Parker, a partner in New York personal injury law firm of Parker & Waichman, for his thoughts since his firm represents estate of one of patients who died from a confirmed case of PML while taking Tysabri. He stated: “This is just another example of a pharmaceutical company placing profits above public’s safety. Rather than lose money it took to bring a questionable drug to market, Biogen and Elan will do anything they can to recover their investment and more. The real question is; at what point will Tysabri become unmarketable and fall by wayside with all of other drugs that have proven to be too dangerous to continue selling to a trusting public?”