Paduda: Real Innovation in Health Care

What do these have in common? Duexis. Valeant. Martin Shkreli. Mylan. Answer: They are all on the leading edge of health care innovation. More precisely, these examples show there’s no need to create really new products, develop new medicines or figure out how to keep people healthier longer when you can just raise prices on your current product. A lot. Duexis is just ibuprofen combined with an acid reducer, creating a brand medication that sells for about 50 times what it should. Yep, you can just buy Advil and Pepcid instead of breaki...