The high cost of healthcare in the US has very little to do with the structure of insurance. Insurance industry profits only account for 2% of aggregate medical

The high cost of healthcare in the US has very little to do with the structure of insurance. Insurance industry profits only account for 2% of aggregate medical expenditures. The reason that Turkish healthcare is much cheaper than American healthcare is primarily because Turkish doctors are paid much less than American doctors. (As are Turkish nurses, and Turkish drug and device wholesalers, and so on.) There's a very simple solution to that. All you have to do is let Turkish doctors come to the United States and practice medicine. Or better yet let Turkish hospitals open entire branches in the United States and wholesale import their staff, equipment, and drugs from Turkey. The reason that doesn't happen is because we have a cartel called the American Medical Association that continuously lobbies for antiquated barriers to foreign competition. Unless a physician does a residency in America (which good luck, if you're a foreigner from a foreign school), you will never be allowed to practice in the US.