The U.S. spends about twice as much per person on healthcare than other wealthy countries, with an average of $10,637 per capita in 2018 compared to $5,527 in other countries.
Seventy-six percent of the difference in spending was due to inpatient and outpatient care. Drug costs made up only 10 percent of the difference.
In 2018, the U.S. spent $1,397 per capita on drugs, compared to $884 in comparable countries. Even if per capita prescription drug pricing is lowered and closer to comparable countries, that difference would only make a dent in the overall difference in healthcare spending, the report said.
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