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Re:U.S. used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision mis... by missedthecue on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @03:20PM (#49173597)
I think the most correct and probably most discouraging answer is that American healthcare costs about what it should.
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Re:U.S. used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision mis... by bhelkey on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @04:47PM (#49174894)
Drug prices in the US are >2x the price as compared to other developed countries [1].

[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK611301/

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Re:U.S. used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision mis... by missedthecue on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @05:13PM (#49175236)
Yes I know. That sounds about what it should be. Maybe less actually.
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Re:U.S. used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision mis... by bhelkey on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @05:40PM (#49175563)
Why should drugs in America cost >2x the price of drugs in other countries?
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Re:U.S. used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision mis... by missedthecue on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @06:04PM (#49175867)
Invert the question. Why do other countries pay half as much? Because they can't afford to pay more.
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Re:U.S. used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision mis... by denkmoon on Thursday August 06, 2026 @12:02AM (#49192276)
You don't pay twice as much just because you can lol
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Re:U.S. used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision mis... by estearum on Wednesday August 05, 2026 @04:04PM (#49188229)
Because that's what efficient pricing regimes do.
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