Opinion on the editorial: Treat Medicines Like Netflix Treats Shows

The editorial, Treat Medicines Like Netflix Treats Shows, focuses on the issue that essential medicines are too expensive and the way that companies are selling the products to manufacturers is not the most cost efficient way. The author, Tina Rosenberg, brings up the point that streaming services never go backrupt, and the reason is that they “sell products with a very low marginal cost”(Rosenberg 1). If pharmaceutical companies had the same marketing strategy as streaming services did, more people would be able to afford medication. The drug that represents this scenario is hepatitis C. Hep C is one of the most deadly diseases in the United States than other diseases. It is very expensive and many people who have this disease do not have access to the cure because it is too expensive.
The United States has not taken huge measures to fix the cost of Hep C and other medications, but Australia has. Australia has made drastic changes which has allowed low income Australians to afford treatment. I agree with Australia’s way of allowing every person no matter how much money they have, to receive treatment for Hep C. I believe the United States needs to find funding instead of reserving “the drug for the sickest patients”(Rosenberg 2). America needs to use, “the Netflix model,” because, “it is an example of delinkage: pricing schemes that decouple rewards for pharmaceutical innovation from a drug’s price”(Rosenberg 4). This model is a brilliant way to expand the field of pharmaceuticals at lower prices. Medicine is a vital aspect of any person’s life. It can save a human’s life and it should be affordable to everyone.
The author was able to make a strong argument by using a captivating opening sentence. Relating a very serious topic to a very popular streaming site, Netflix, allows readers to want to know how medicine could be related to a move site. The author also wrote with clarity and backed her opinion with reliable facts. Rosenberg wrote in a very compelling way that allowed readers to want to help change the cost of medicine so that it is available to everyone.