We pay more in the United States than any other country in the world for almost every drug. It’s because our Congress has made it very difficult for any company and Medicare to negotiate pricing. They finally passed a bill to allow Medicare to negotiate prices. This reduced the Price of 10 drugs down considerably and more will be done in the next few years. they also capped insulin at $35 a month when some companies were charging $400.

If you’re on Medicare, you pay a maximum of $8000. Once that is paid you pay no more for the year. That $8000 isn’t just based on what you pay it’s also is based on what your provider pays. In my case paying $2,300 for Darolutamide in January resulted in my paying zero dollars for drugs for the rest of the year. That’s because Darolutamide is $13,000 so the $8000 limit was reached immediately. My Orgovyx which cost $3000 was free for the rest of the year.