This is an interesting theory. I just came back from Thailand where I needed to make an ER visit for a grand total of $89 USD, including the price of three prescriptions. I was touring with one of the natives who made a comment around the lines of, "We don't abandon our elderly parents here like you Westerners do." This was in a conversation around their multi-generation households.
It's not necessarily a correlation, but your comment reminded me of the conversation.
It's not necessarily a correlation, but your comment reminded me of the conversation.