Want to know what moronic right wingers are "defending"????
Americans pay more for patented drugs, medical devices, procedures, hospital care and physicians’ fees. Patented drugs cost two or three times more in the U.S. compared with Canada or Europe. For example Sofosbuvir, which treats hepatitis C, costs $84,000-$168,000 (for three to six months) in the U.S. and only $900 in Egypt (the
cost to the company is $136 per course, which translates into about 100,000 percent profit in the United States).
Hip replacement costs $80,000 in the U.S. and less than $14,000 in Europe.
MRIs cost $1,145 in the U.S. and $138 in Switzerland. Nexium, which treats acid reflux, costs $215 in the U.S. and $20-60 in Europe. Some variations are incomprehensible. Routine colonoscopies in one area, New York, ranged from $740 to $8,500. Medicare data from 2013 show the cost of treating an ankle sprain ranging from $100 to $24,000.
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/artic...have-the-best-health-care-system-in-the-world