Why prescription drugs cost so much more in America

Financial Times

19 September 2019 - The US spends more per capita on medication than anywhere else in the world. It’s a key electoral issue.

Quinn Nystrom is carrying the thing that saves her life in two large brown bags. The 32-year-old from Minnesota is one of a busload of diabetics who have made the journey from the US to a pharmacy in Canada to stock up on vital supplies of the drug insulin. 

Only minutes’ drive from the border, they are paying a tenth of what they would at home.

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