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As anyone who’s ever paid a health insurance premium or a hospital bill knows, medical care is expensive. What Americans may not know is that residents of other countries don’t pay nearly as much for the same things.

The latest data from the International Federation of Health Plans, an industry group representing health insurers from 28 countries including the United States, once again illustrates that American patients pay the highest prices in the world for a variety of prescription drugs and common procedures like childbirth and hospital stays.

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Americans pay higher prices for many prescription drugs and medical treatments than citizens of other nations, a new report shows.

Americans pay higher prices for many prescription drugs and medical treatments than citizens of other nations, a new report shows.
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