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I lived overseas for work. I once went to the pharmacy and they said "4" -- and I was like "4 hundred?" No, they meant 4. The same medicine I'd pay $25 copay (
by TuringNYC 3y ago
I lived overseas for work. I once went to the pharmacy and they said "4" -- and I was like "4 hundred?"
No, they meant 4. The same medicine I'd pay $25 copay (with insurance kicking in another $70 or $100) cost $4 out of pocket overseas.
This is because single payer systems overseas negotiate down prices. The US does. not. This effectively means that the US is subsidizing the drug industry.