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In Canada, we have a drug insurance tax (in Quebec at least, I'm unsure if this is a federal thing) so we clearly pay for drugs. I don't know the extent of what
by sinxoveretothex 11y ago
In Canada, we have a drug insurance tax (in Quebec at least, I'm unsure if this is a federal thing) so we clearly pay for drugs. I don't know the extent of what we do pay for, but surgeries and most everything is paid for by taxes.
Even breast reduction is covered if a doctor judges that it's for health reasons.
- evgen 11y agoYou pay for production. All of the research cost and business risk in going to market with the drug in the first place is paid by Americans. You're welcome.
- teh64 11y agoSource? Because one of the articles if found says only 44% of global medical research is done by America (in terms of funding): https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/4233/u.s.-slipping-as-global-leader-in-medical-research.aspx https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/4233/u.s.-slipping...