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by nxobject 943 days ago
IIRC, single-payer health care systems like the NHS do functionally the exact same thing, which allows them to negotiate significant discounts. I remember reading about a gene therapy for a type of leukodystropphy that was in the millions of dollars, but got negotiated down. [1]

https://www.england.nhs.uk/2023/02/first-baby-receives-life-...