I'm not going to bother fact checking a random comment without any sources, but regarding your second point: do you think "the rest of the world" gets drugs for free?
It's not free, but it's shockingly less expensive, and there are cheaper countries in the EU than Austria.
We could trade reduced innovation for lower prices, but that's a difficult ethical debate to settle given the prevalence of medical suffering from lack of effective therapies.
The solution I personally petition for is looking for ways to make drug development more affordable across the board.
Where are all the anti-taxes people on this apparent involuntary charity for the pharmaceutical industry?