The topic I’m speaking to at this time is the lack of any coherent healthcare delivery system in the United States and the subsequent insanity involved in pharmaceutical pricing.
The very notion that it is acceptable to tie one’s health in a civilized nation to having ample cash is clearly anathema to most of the world, but it’s the way things are in the United States.
The setup of care in the United States is anything but sensible or cost-efficient.
It’s probably because they don’t really want accurate numbers on this carnage (kind of how they don’t count COVID issues anymore in an organized fashion).
To indicate how ridiculous the system has become, let’s take a look at a few pharmaceutical products and their costs in the United States.

Nice Health Ya Got There, Mister. Be a Shame if Someone Took it for Cash