Maybe they can create an incentive to create new antibiotics? I've heard there are few if any in the pipeline since they are not profitable to pharma companies and resistance is increasing alarmingly fast!
Not to mention creating new drugs without implementing any rational controls over their use in humans and livestock is like pouring more gas on the fire.
But I digress about leaving science to legislators....
http://www.roche.com/media/media_releases/med-cor-2013-11-04...