Alexis Investigates - The Truth Behind Prescription Drug Costs...and Why Americans Get Screwed
Published: July 17, 2026
Duration: 43:30
Alexis Investigates - The Truth Behind Prescription Drug Costs...and Why Americans Get Screwed
Americans pay some of the highest prescription drug prices in the world—but why? In this investigation, Alexis follows one real cancer medication from the laboratory to the pharmacy counter, comparing what happens when the exact same drug enters the American healthcare system versus countries like Germany and Australia.
Who determines the price? Why do Americans often pay dramatically more for the same medicine? Where does the money actually go? And why has fixing prescription drug prices proven so...
Americans pay some of the highest prescription drug prices in the world—but why? In this investigation, Alexis follows one real cancer medication from the laboratory to the pharmacy counter, comparing what happens when the exact same drug enters the American healthcare system versus countries like Germany and Australia.
Who determines the price? Why do Americans often pay dramatically more for the same medicine? Where does the money actually go? And why has fixing prescription drug prices proven so...