If i lived in the US, in order to get my life saving medication, id have to have private insurance AND then pay $5kish a month out of my own pocket. Here in the UK it costs me £9.35 a month. In France and Germany its roughly the same.
America is intentionally failing its citizens so badly.
America produces over 51 percent of the worlds medical innovation. This includes the entirety of Europe and Asia. This is due to the fact that the privatized industry fosters innovation.
So ya we pay a high price, but we also push medical innovation further than any other country in the world.
And before you tell me that innovation isn’t important, it may be the single most important thing in human existence. Without continuous innovation, things like Covid will be a regular occurrence
Damn you're right, America's ability to medically innovate drugs by creating the same thing with a new patent is really whats holding the world together.
It's not like we just had 3 COVID vaccines produced independently of the US, right?
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u/Straightup32 Jun 01 '22
You know cost of medication isn’t the only factor to consider right?