I'm not sure what we're supposed to do about that though. How can this be changed to where it actually benefits research vs holding it back?

OT as hell, but did you know that there's a 3rd party group that goes between pharmaceutical companies and government funded programs like Medicare to price drugs? Look up information on prescription Nexium and price gouging, it's fucking insane what these people get away with while the general public takes the hit. All of these companies need to have strong repercussions for their actions.