The drug industry is gearing up to fight health care reform again. They want to scare us into believing that their research and development (R&D) budget and their ability to invent the next great life-saving drug depend on their continuing to rake in enormous profits. Like the private health insurance industry, they will oppose a public health insurance plan option because they fear the government's ability to rein in costs. Don't buy into the fear they are selling. Here are the facts.

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