Marty Makary and Vinay Prasad tried to reform the FDA, increasing standards for some drugs while fast tracking others. Now they are out. Was it impossible to both protect patients from low-value drugs and give quicker access to those who want to use drugs of disputed value?

Jared Rhoads proposes a reform to the FDA that can resolve these conflicts, by separating the right the bring a drug to market from the ability to sell a drug to a government program.

Here is Jared Rhoads' article on 'Bringing a drug to market versus approving a drug for a program: a proposal'.

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