We pay more because we get the best care in the world.
e.g. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/may/07/italy.internat...
Even after you got of the scandal of the $800 insulin, it's still 10 times more expensive than most places in the world:
https://wisevoter.com/country-rankings/cost-of-insulin-by-co...
Insulin is insulin, you can't make it "10 times better".
> Insulin is insulin, you can't make it "10 times better"
Other details aside, this part is not true. There are multiple kinds of insulin on the market today, and they span the glucose immediacy gamut from a large rapid burst to prolonged slow conversion.
It's not like doctors are out there just giving people dis... Ah.