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'''Prize System for Inventions''': Some economists and legislators have advocated for a prize system instead of a patent system for pharmaceutical drugs (see [[Medical Innovation Prize Fund Act]]) given the potential for price hiking and deterring R&D in our current patent system.<ref name= "Radical" /> Legislators have proposed bills that provide for prize systems for a small class of drugs (see [[Prize Fund for HIV/AIDS Act]]). Under this system, companies that invent a new drug will receive a lump sum prize from a pool of up to $3 billion per year and no right to exclude would be awarded to the company. The money for the prize pool would be provided by the federal government and insurance companies. A panel of experts would determine which drug performs the best allowing research to be targeted towards a specific problem. <ref name = "Radical" /> Proponents of the HIV/AIDs Act including Bernie Sanders suggest that the prize system may lower barriers to entry and allow nontraditional parties to participate in finding a needed solution.