Bernie Sanders called for all drug prices to be lowered as Sanofi joins Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk in lowering its insulin prices this month.
High drug prices combined with the fact that the U.S. is the only wealthy country without universal health care have made the U.S. a global outlier on health spending and outcomes.earlier this year found that, among wealthy countries, the U.S.
spends by far the highest portion of its gross domestic product on health care while also having by far the worst health outcomes overall, as measured by factors like life expectancy, avoidable deaths, parental and infant mortality and gun violence.We’re proud to publish real news 365 days of the year, completely free of charge to our readers.
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