Medicare costs $750b. Medicaid $597b That's $1347b a year. The US population is 330m, that's $4000 per person. The NHS in England costs £147b, or $200b. Engla

Medicare costs $750b. Medicaid $597b That's $1347b a year. The US population is 330m, that's $4000 per person. The NHS in England costs £147b, or $200b. England's population is 56m. So the NHS in England, which costs the government 13% less than the cost of medicare/medicaid, manages to cover the entire population. My understanding is that medicare at least has extra charges for those who are covered too?