The US is actually middle-of-the-pack compared to other OECD countries in terms of rx drug spend as a percent of total healthcare costs. So while drugs are mor

The US is actually middle-of-the-pack compared to other OECD countries in terms of rx drug spend as a percent of total healthcare costs. So while drugs are more expensive in the US, that's mostly just due to overall higher US healthcare costs, not because there's anything special about pharma in the US. I know other countries spend more than the US on primary / preventative care (though dont have a source offhand); would be interested to know whether hospital spend as % of national HC spend is higher in the US (ive seen data suggesting that cost of a hospital bed for one night in the US is significantly higher than other OECD countries, but don't recall by how much)