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Isn't the cost of healthcare (whoever ends up paying for it, whether it's tax, national insurance, medical aid, self pay) is cheaper in any country compared to
by JonoBB 10y ago
Isn't the cost of healthcare (whoever ends up paying for it, whether it's tax, national insurance, medical aid, self pay) is cheaper in any country compared to the US?
- fapjacks 10y agoYes. It's what I call the "corporate tax" in the States, and here I'm not referring to the taxes corporations pay. I'm referring to the non-tax tax imposed on citizens of the United States which are effectively taxes, but which are paid to private companies, e.g. private health insurance costs. If you factor in all kinds of these infrastructure costs which are dumped on people in with actual gummint taxes, you'll see that living in the States is a hell of a lot more expensive than people want you to believe.
- toomuchtodo 10y agoYes. Americans pay the most of any first world country, with worse outcomes. [1] [2] [3] [1] http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/new_scientist/2013/07/health_in_the_u_s_and_other_rich_countries_we_pay_more_in_health_care_but.html http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/new_scienti... [2] http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/health-costs-how-the-us-compares-with-other-countries/ http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/health-costs-how-the-us-... [3] http://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/08/us-health-care-spending-is-high-results-arenot-so-good.html http://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/08/us-health-care-spending-is-hi...
- pravda 10y agoIt sure is! The US even outmatches Switzerland, the most crazy-expensive country in Europe![1] We're #1! Go America! [1] Well, ok, maybe Luxembourg or Monaco are more crazy-expensive, but those are freak countries.