Idk why the downvotes, this person is basically correct. Maybe downvotes because people find it distasteful? Lots of correct things are distasteful.

Here's a discussion of the various ways of thinking about drug pricing in the U.S. (e.g., Average Wholesale Price (AWP). You can search using the acronyms if you're curious: https://www.rjhealth.com/2019/07/31/drug-pricing-101-reimbur...

The fact that pharma has managed to obfuscate true prices is its own indictment of US healthcare.

(edit) made my comment a bit less confrontational in tone