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Say you have a drug that you need to charge $100 to make it worth your time. Other countries say they will only pay $20 for it. Since the US doesn't have price
by agensaequivocum 6y ago
Say you have a drug that you need to charge $100 to make it worth your time. Other countries say they will only pay $20 for it. Since the US doesn't have price controls, they will charge $180 here to make up for missing revenue in other countries. So in effect, the US subsidizes countries with universal healthcare.
- oblio 6y agoYeah, about that... The US isn't the only country discovering new drugs and there are a lot of other countries with universal healthcare. A more reasonable observer would say that: A) The US has a broken healthcare system B) The US is getting fleeced by drug companies I highly doubt that the US drug companies are selling their drugs at cost, even in countries with universal healthcare.