You can get brand name medications outside the U.S. for about 1/2 the price. currently live in Thailand, which has socialized medicine, and the care is quite good. It's easy to get in to see a doctor, and most of the docs are educated abroad, although the medical university here is good.
Our son can see our Neurologist at the international hospital for about $70 the first visit, and $30 for follow-ups. Or, we can go over to the government hospital and see the same doctor for free (we just pay hospital fee of less than $2). Both hospitals are good, but the government hospital is a bit crowded, and you have to wait longer to get a procedure like an MRI done (about 2 months).
This last week, Jon had appointments with both his neurologist and Pediatrician/Nutritionist. He had blood work done, and also got 2 months of meds (Zonegran, Potassium, and MCT oil). That all came up to about $400.
We have International Insurance. We pay a $250 deductible, and then the company picks up 100% of all health care overseas.
When we were in America, it cost about $400 to see the Neurologist, and $1000 for a visit to the Epileptologist. The meds ran about $600 a month but were covered by insurance. His medical bills totaled around $100,000 in 2010 and 2011 because he was hospitalized several times. I think we only had to pay $5000 of that, and our insurance picked up the rest.