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One aspect of the ongoing debate about drug pricing is the added therapeutic benefit of new drugs compared with existing — and potentially cheaper — therapies. Here, we discuss the merits and pitfalls of proposals that are being discussed with regard to the role of regulatory agencies in establishing added therapeutic benefit. One aspect of the ongoing debate about drug pricing is the added therapeutic benefit of new drugs compared with existing — and potentially cheaper — therapies. Here, we discuss the merits and pitfalls of proposals that are being discussed with regard to the role of regulatory agencies in establishing added therapeutic benefit.