You still need to pay for drugs in Canada but they are generally cheaper than in the US. However, go to the real home of 'socialist medicine' [who thought up t

You still need to pay for drugs in Canada but they are generally cheaper than in the US. However, go to the real home of 'socialist medicine' [who thought up that name?] in Europe or the UK, you pay a fixed price (8 pounds in England - completely FREE in Scotland) for drugs. Drug companies get to charge a fee which differs but if they rip the piss out of the pricing then the NHS gets to set a price (the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme - it's complicated but it's discussed here https://www.ucl.ac.uk/european-institute/analysis-publications/analysis/healthcare/Jo_Wolff.pdf https://www.ucl.ac.uk/european-institute/analysis-publicatio...). Now, countries like India are even more aggressive - rip the piss there and they just license a local company to make the drug and you get a kick in the nuts for your price gouging ways. The result is companies really rip off US patients and elsewhere they are a lot more careful and can charge dramatically lower prices (but still as much as they possibly can) to avoid regulation or enforcement measures. Americans really need to rethink healthcare - starting by dropping all the pejorative stuff like 'Socialist Medicine' would help refocus peoples minds. People in Europe don't focus all their attention on getting healthcare like people in the US - I have a friend who uses his measly 1 week vacation every year to come to Europe and purchase his year's supply of medication as it's way cheaper than even his co-pay, including flights, accommodation etc, to buy over the counter in Europe. That's just nuts.