Why are Americans charged so much more than other countries for popular drugs?

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13. Biden's been working on that with Bernie, drugs they've forced manufacturers to stop gouging Americans for.

Inhalers are among them, along with insulin.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/sanders-praises-35-cap-on-inhalers-just-six-months-after-probe-into-outrageous-prices

Explaining its program, Boehringer said "the reduced out-of-pocket cost will be automatically applied at participating retail pharmacies for eligible patients with commercial insurance" and that more than 90 percent of pharmacies in the U.S. have agreed to participate in the program. "There are no forms to fill out or websites to go to—the discount happens electronically with no action required," said the company.

As Common Dreamsreported in March, Combivent Respimat, one of Boehringer's inhaler products, previously carried a list price of around $500 in the U.S.—a number roughly 70 times what the company was charging for the same product in France, where patients could get the inhaler for just $7.