Health care in America costs more for the same drugs and services than in other countries. This is largely due to our privatized health care system. Learn more about the differences in health care treatments here:
https://www.vox.com/a/health-prices
Then answer the below questions
How much more does Humira, one of the best selling drugs in 2014 use to manage arthritis, cost in the USA than Switzerland?
Humira is a long term drug and it is advised to take every other week. If this is the case, how expensive is Humira over the course of a year in the USA?
Suppose your insurance plan will cover 80% of the Humira drug, How much will the arthritis management drug cost an American over the course of the year?
(hint! this means you pay 20%)
How much does the cancer drug Avastin cost in the USA?
(This is per dose!)
The recommended dose for Avastin is once every 3 weeks. If you are administered this drug once every 3 weeks, 10 times, how much will the drug ultimately cost?
(You will need to take this in addition to other drugs to fight the cancer)
The recommended dose for Avastin is once every 3 weeks. If you are administered this drug once every 3 weeks, 10 times, how much will the drug ultimately cost if the administration happened in the UK?
A common surgical procedure for people between 10 and 30 is an appendix removal, the result of appendicitis. What is the difference between getting your appendix removed in USA vs Australia?
How much does a normal pregnancy delivery cost in the USA?
Read the paragraph at the end of the article to learn more about why health care in America is so expensive. Then summarize why here:
What is the benefit to America's very independent health care system? (Hint its in the last article)
Dental procedures are also ridicously expensive and hardly covered by insurance. Take a look at the following chart:
https://www.agd.org/constituent/news/2020/01/20/worth-the-trip-a-look-at-dental-tourism
What country offers the cheapest root canal (typically a $1100 procedure in the USA?