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This is not true, the US spends as much government money per capita on health care as the UK (see for example http://uk.businessinsider.com/us-spends-more-publi
by kmonsen 9y ago
This is not true, the US spends as much government money per capita on health care as the UK (see for example http://uk.businessinsider.com/us-spends-more-public-money-on-healthcare-than-sweden-or-canada-2017-4?r=US&IR=T http://uk.businessinsider.com/us-spends-more-public-money-on...)
- andyjohnson0 9y ago> This is not true, the US spends as much government money per capita on health care as the UK Per capita spending seems like a misleading basis for comparison to me. US government healthcare schemes cover about 25% of the population, whereas in the UK the NHS covers essentially 100% of the population.
- kmonsen 9y agoI agree! This is a rebuttal to the fact that in the UK it is the tax payer that is paying for things and the cost is hidden / spread over many people. The US tax payer already pays as much or more as the UK one, all the extra payments are just a "bonus".
- andyjohnson0 9y agoMy apologies. I misunderstood.