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I think it depends on the definition of “exorbitantly”. US healthcare costs are absolutely extreme but even European countries with universal healthcare still s
by afavour 3y ago
I think it depends on the definition of “exorbitantly”. US healthcare costs are absolutely extreme but even European countries with universal healthcare still struggle with healthcare expenditure.
> The report shows that global spending on health continually rose between 2000 and 2018 and reached US$ 8.3 trillion or 10% of global GDP
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- jewayne 3y agoI'm trying to decide why we need to clutch our pearls because health care is 10% of global GDP? Is health care somehow an illegitimate expenditure?
- TheGRS 3y agoI think people just scoff at the price tag of a lot of medical expenses, though the bill you see your insurance provider get is pretty fake IMO.