For a rich and developed country (slipping in the ranks as days roll by and other progressive countries are stepping in), USA has one of the most complicated medical care system based on personal insurance, personal responsibility for payment, no control of pricing of doctors and laboratory or other services. Even the government is not able to control the prices of medications and insurance premiums and it is not unusual for people to face rack and ruin facing illnesses for which effective but extremely expensive medications are available.
I work in humanitarian medicine in various countries and lack of medication is a feature. and to be able to make them available to the poor people at no or very near low cost. Recently I was able to take one whole suit case full of medications in my specialty (Endocrinology) to donate to a county close to my heart.
what about poor people who live in a rich country who cannot afford the necessary medications?
there are hundreds of examples and I will give you one simple example
Steroid drops for eyes, used in inflammatory diseases of the yes
Even if you have good insurance, the pharmacy would charge you 33 dollars for a 5 ml bottle (very small). Recently I had to resource it from my favourite country for Medication INDIA
the medication bought in a pharmacy by a person who has very good medical insurance, was priced at 33 dollars USA. the one on the right, twice the size was priced at 50 cents USA.
This is not capitalism my friends, this is sheer greed and like many things in the USA, the wealth is made on the sufferings of the many.
Lots of places in the world where I work would be happy to receive a few bottles of Prednisolone Acetate Opthalmic Suspension.
You can compare any medications , The American system will pry from your pocket as much money as money. A recent request from Suriname for a successful medication for treatment of Multiple Myeloma was priced at 6000 dollars per month in the USA and 120 dollars in India ..
This is called GREED. Not capitalism and they want the entire world to follow it ?
