Can’t speak for innovation, but on efficiency; in terms of percentage of GDP spend (which is also significantly greater per capita on the US side); the US spend

Can’t speak for innovation, but on efficiency; in terms of percentage of GDP spend (which is also significantly greater per capita on the US side); the US spends greater than 65% more of GDP than Portugal on healthcare but has among the worst overall outcomes of the ”developed” world. It is the most expensive healthcare system in the world that provides excellent healthcare for the richest people in the world (perhaps in the top 3 for this category of “customer”), but in terms of efficiency, outcomes, and statistics that matter for the general population, it is barely in the top 30.