There are lots of factors at play with drugs. If there is tort reform, so people are limited in the amount they can sue the drug companies, docs, etc. when something goes wrong with new drugs, then the companies may be more willing to risk doing expensive R&D here in the US. But how do you balance that with the American way of people getting compensation for wrongs?

That is a depressing article, and there don't seem to be easy solutions at this point.