America's Prescription Drug Cartel

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The United States has the most expensive prescription drugs in the world. We often pay ten times the price for the same drug, even though there's no difference at all. Why is American healthcare so expensive? In this episode, we take a brief look at America's prescription drug cartel, and why one critical drug, insulin, is so absurdly expensive.

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