NightSide - How Do We Keep Drug Prices Reasonable?

BOSTON (CBS) - The volatility of prescription drug prices was highlighted last week, when a young hedge fund manager purchased the patents for a long-established drug used to treat AIDS, and then raised the price by five thousand percent. The public backlash was harsh and immediate, and he has since announced that the price will come back down, though no specific numbers have been given yet. But this case shines a light on a troubling area of our nation's healthcare system. Dr. Aaron Kesselheim, professor at Harvard Medical School, is in studio to talk about possible solutions to this ongoing problem.

Originally broadcast September 29th, 2015.