President Joe Biden. Photo: Lisa Ferdinando/DoD
It's well documented that Americans pay high prices for health care. But do they pay double or more for prescriptions compared with the rest of the world? President Joe Biden said they did.
"If I put you on Air Force One with me, and you have a prescription — no matter what it's for, minor or major — and I flew you to Toronto or flew to London or flew you to Brazil or flew you anywhere in the world, I can get you that prescription filled for somewhere between 40 to 60% less than it costs here," Biden said Feb. 22 at a campaign reception in California.
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