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missedthecue
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U.S. used 'virtually all' of its long-range precis...
I think the most correct and probably most discouraging answer is that American healthcare costs about what it should.
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bhelkey
1 day ago
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Drug prices in the US are >2x the price as compared to other developed countries [1].
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK611301/
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missedthecue
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Yes I know. That sounds about what it should be. Maybe less actually.
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bhelkey
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Why should drugs in America cost >2x the price of drugs in other countries?
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estearum
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Because that's what efficient pricing regimes do.
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missedthecue
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Invert the question. Why do other countries pay half as much? Because they can't afford to pay more.
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