Here is an excerpt:
Begin with a basic fact. Generics account for about 90 percent of all prescriptions, and for those drugs Americans pay less than the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) average. So while Americans do pay much higher prices for many new drugs, most of the time, for drugs like metformin, atorvastatin, and amoxicillin, they are getting a bargain.
Furthermore, high American healthcare expenditures are in line with our penchant for higher consumption spending in other sectors of the economy as well. Compared to Europeans, we also spend more on leisure and just about everything else.
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