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If you’re having trouble finding a pharmacy that will refill your Adderall prescription because of ongoing shortages of the drug in the United States, you can pay a company called Insito Health $50 to outsource the frustrating, time consuming task of calling all the pharmacies in your area to a freelance worker in the Philippines or another country where labor is cheaper.

The US is the only major advanced economy that does not have universal health coverage. Provision is private, and paid via insurance. It is generally expensive too. Per capita spending on prescribed medicines is around double that in other developed economies.

In fact, that “strong” American consumer — and service sector — you are hearing about is largely coming from spending on healthcare services.