> That essentially means it's literally 10x cheaper to take a two-way ticket to France, have a doctor prescribe it there, buy 3 months worth of treatment and co

> That essentially means it's literally 10x cheaper to take a two-way ticket to France, have a doctor prescribe it there, buy 3 months worth of treatment and come back to the US. I wonder how Americans can tolerate this situation. I believe that this may be what pushes the American system to change. I know of several not-rich people, sometimes who have decent or good insurance, who have chosen to go abroad for medical care. The care they get abroad is typically cheaper as well as better. Given the amount of money the US spends on healthcare, this should rarely be true. The insurance companies have set up a good gig for themselves, but I think that they may be feeding at the trough a bit too aggressively. When the economy has a big downturn, I think some hard questions will be asked.