Of course they do. But that's not the fault of the other countries, its because US politicians allow the pharmaceutical and health care industry to get away with it. The fix is not to force others to pay the same high price for life saving medication; the solution is to bring the costs down for all. But in the US we allow corporations and lobbyists to control the narrative and people actually think its ok to force someone to choose between being able to afford their medication or food.

While I probably agree with your thesis, you have not actually addressed GP's assertion that the US subsidizes Drug Research. There is no question that we pay more for drugs than others. There is also no question that it is better for the consumer if we have cheaper drugs.

What you haven't answered is whether the research can be supported without the American market subsidizing of that research.

It is in fact, expensive to develop new drugs and something has to pay for that development.