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> US federal government certainly is not known for providing high quality service at low cost, quite the opposite in fact. Medicare is a great example to the c
by adgjlsfhk1 4y ago
> US federal government certainly is not known for providing high quality service at low cost, quite the opposite in fact.
Medicare is a great example to the contrary. They provide healthcare to the sickest groups, and do so with roughly 3x less overhead than the private healthcare industry.
- jhghgfhgf 4y agoMedicare has a $768 billion budget per year. No US healthcare company comes close.
- bobkazamakis 4y agoNo other country pays more per capita for healthcare -- ofcourse it has a huge budget...
- adgjlsfhk1 4y agothat's because Medicare covers all the old people that actually need healthcare while all the private companies cover much younger and therefore healthier populations