There are a large number of medical companies outside of the US as well. Additionally governments encourage research in general through patents and subsidies and provide direct funding. Not to mention that a lot of research happens at universities. Additionally many of these companies are located outside of the US.
Ignoring all of that just from a purely financial perspective, the amount of money spent on health care simply can't be explained through research, both in quantity and when it comes to the reality of what people actually pay for which treatments.
Medical research doesn't explain why people think twice about calling an ambulance or go as far as taking a taxi or driving themselves or a loved one to a hospital in an emergency. If you do that in Germany, you'll get a lecture and will be considered an idiot who has unnecessarily endangered themselves.
Ignoring all of that just from a purely financial perspective, the amount of money spent on health care simply can't be explained through research, both in quantity and when it comes to the reality of what people actually pay for which treatments.
Medical research doesn't explain why people think twice about calling an ambulance or go as far as taking a taxi or driving themselves or a loved one to a hospital in an emergency. If you do that in Germany, you'll get a lecture and will be considered an idiot who has unnecessarily endangered themselves.