Gee I was wondering whatever happened to Johnny & Luther Htoo, guess they immigrated to Irvine after their guerrilla army disbanded... ;p
Anyhow, Taiwan's national health care, NHI, has a virtual monopoly. Imagine if you're the supplier, and NHI buys 98% of your products. When bargaining with NHI, the supplier/provider is the one doing the begging.
Other countries pay less for medical care, because we (Americans) subsidize the industry by paying more for their profits. They pay less for more, we pay more for less. We pick up the tab for expensive medical R&D;and investor profits.