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by sha666sum 2475 days ago
> We have a similar levy in the USA, except it's mostly paid by people that can pay for healthcare, so an aspirin costs $100 when administered by a hospital.

> And since insurance companies are smart, they negotiate down those exorbitant rates to something more reasonable

This is just absurd, though. The market value of aspirin administered by a hospital is not 100$, but closer to what the insurance company negotiates it to.