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America's Stunningly Overpriced Healthcare System In 2 Charts

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It's no secret that the U.S. spends a crippling amount of money on healthcare.

Here's some global perspective from Credit Suisse.

First is healthcare spending as a share of GDP. It's not hard to find the U.S.

healthcare chart


There are plenty of demographic idiosyncracies that may explain some of what we see above.

But this next chart is a bit more damning.  It shows that the branded drugs Americans get are available for around half price across Europe.

drug prices

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