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I'm guess I mean I'm interested in recent U.S. data, maybe compared to recent data from countries with universal healthcare.

• PaulHoule 7y ago
  It's not a "versus" thing. The U.S. healthcare system encourages the average person to spend a lot more on health care than they would otherwise. If it wasn't for health insurance (private or public), very few people could shell out for $250,000 worth of cancer treatment at end of life. Either they would go without, or the market price would be less.
  • qntty 7y ago
    I'm specifically interested in whether universal healthcare improves the quality of healthcare for everyone through this increased experience effect. I don't see the connection with what you're saying.
    • PaulHoule 7y ago
      It's not "universal healthcare" it is "insurance" which is fundamentally a mechanism that makes people may more than they would otherwise. https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/medical-industrial-complex_stanley-wohl/1704242/?utm_term=1101002859890&mkwid=7iRpvLeX%7cdc&pcrid=11558858262&utm_campaign=Bing+Shopping+%7c+Business+&+Investing&utm_medium=cpc&msclkid=d053ddce37381ecb5d3d8114f9fa1539&utm_source=bing#isbn=0517553511&idiq=10515988&mkwid=7iRpvLeX%7Cdc&pcrid=11558858262 https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/medical-industrial-complex_sta...
      • qntty 7y ago
        Again, not really interested in differences in healthcare costs, but differences in healthcare quality.