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Americans are relatively wealthy and hence choose to spend more on healthcare. That’s not surprising to me.
by RA_Fisher 3y ago
Americans are relatively wealthy and hence choose to spend more on healthcare. That’s not surprising to me.
- rsynnott 3y agoI realise that it is most improper on this here orange website to read the article, but this is _government_ spending, not consumer. No choice involved. (Even beyond that, bizarre idea. “Oh, I think I’ll go for a _designer_ MRI scanner” said no-one ever; by and large, the expensive bits of health care don’t have a lot of choice involved.)
- ejb999 3y agowell it is a 'choice' in the sense that politicians campaign on it, and people vote for those politicians - so it is a choice.
- beej71 3y ago"Don't blame me--I voted for Kodos!" We did vote for Obama who gave us the ACA. And a number of states have banned surprise billing from out-of-network doctors. And hospitals are now required to post prices, but they ignore that So there has been change in the last 20 years, but clearly we're spending more than ever.