Special thanks to @maybarduk.bsky.social for making this amazing fellowship happen!

The NIH is the globe’s largest funder of biomedical research. Leveraging its unique role, NIH could attach access obligations to publicly funded health technologies and dramatically expand access for millions across the globe.

Thanks to @tahiramin.bsky.social and Alex Moss for their critical insights for this Report, and @brycerobinson.bsky.social for research and writing assistance.

These patent abuses enable drug makers to unfairly extend their monopolies on vital medications and keep prices artificially high. In future years of negotiation, CMS should account for how these patent abuses already rip off taxpayers and enrollees to reach fair price during negotiation