In a way the U.S. does subsidize healthcare in the rest of the world by performing most of the research. It's part of the reason drugs cost so much in the U.S.

In a way the U.S. does subsidize healthcare in the rest of the world by performing most of the research. It's part of the reason drugs cost so much in the U.S. "Of almost 3,000 articles published in biomedical research in 2009, 1,169, or 40%, came from the United States." https://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2011/03/23/the-most-innovative-countries-in-biology-and-medicine/#1c086d251a71 https://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2011/03/23/the-mo...