Drug Prices: A Bitcoin Perspective on Affordability

The U. S. Federal Reserve has been printing a lot of money lately. From 2019 to 2023, they added over $6. 3 trillion to the economy. This has made things more expensive, including prescription drugs. People without insurance or with low incomes are hit the hardest. Bitcoin is different. It has a fixed supply. This means its value is more predictable. Some scientists even accept it as payment for research studies. So, what if we look at drug prices in Bitcoin instead of dollars? Researchers did just that. They looked at drug prices from 2019 to 2025. They found that while drug prices went up in dollars, they actually went down in Bitcoin. This is interesting. It shows that using different money systems can change how we see affordability. But what does this mean for regular people? Well, it suggests that maybe we should think differently about healthcare costs. Using Bitcoin as a measure could help make drugs more affordable for everyone. It's a new idea, but it's worth considering.