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All for the highest cost per person, in the world
by ljf 2y ago
All for the highest cost per person, in the world
- ethbr1 2y agoTo be fair, there's an extremely strong correlation between GDP and absolute health care spending, regardless of underlying funding money. And the US is near the top of the GDP rankings.
- helsinkiandrew 2y agoGDP and health spending is correlated and forms a nice line (see diagram below), but US spending is nowhere near that line. https://www.kff.org/health-policy-101-international-comparison-of-health-systems/?entry=table-of-contents-how-does-health-spending-in-the-u-s-compare-to-other-countries https://www.kff.org/health-policy-101-international-comparis...