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One reason that healthcare in the U.S. is so expensive compared with every other country is these adverts. US TV costs something like $78b a year (based on 36%
by iso1210 7y ago
One reason that healthcare in the U.S. is so expensive compared with every other country is these adverts.
US TV costs something like $78b a year (based on 36% of $220b [0]), or $600 per household, on top of cable costs.
If 25% of adverts are for prescription drugs, then $150 a year of health spending is what you pay for the 6 minutes an hour of tedious healthcare adverts. (There's another $450 extra you pay when buying mattresses or whatever else is advertised on TV)
[0] https://www.emarketer.com/Article/Total-US-Ad-Spending-See-Largest-Increase-Since-2004/1010982 https://www.emarketer.com/Article/Total-US-Ad-Spending-See-L...