The USA Is Number One… In Healthcare Prices!
The folks at Vox media put together a series of pictures, illustrating how much more expensive medical care is in United States compared to other developed countries. Today, and in the next few days, I’m going to circulate some of those pictures. Prepare yourself for horror!
Take medications, for example. (Please!) Pills for rheumatoid arthritis are often way more expensive in the US than elsewhere:
And hepatitis C:
The fastest way to increase the value of US healthcare is to reduce the price!