So, if I understand correctly, this thread is saying that medications in the US are actually cheap, but Americans simply choose to spend more money on buying more and pricier drugs?

this is very The Economist, and there should be a Nobel economics prize

When 9% heavily overpay for drugs and the rest gets a fair price I don't get how you get the conclusion that it's not heavily overpriced. It isn't as long as you only have a cold obviously, dare you getting anything worse