I think the most correct and probably most discouraging answer is that American healthcare costs about what it should.

Drug prices in the US are >2x the price as compared to other developed countries [1].

[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK611301/

Yes I know. That sounds about what it should be. Maybe less actually.

Why should drugs in America cost >2x the price of drugs in other countries?