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brandonmencyesterday at 11:18 PM0 repliesview on HN

Drug companies net profit margin is 2x that of a typical company. EU and America have equal size populations.

Back of envelope, if the total cost of that drug went solely to profit, and profits were cut in half, it would cost $200 for both Europeans and Americans if we paid the same price.

So yeah, we are kind of subsidizing the lower prices for Europe.