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You don't get any bills in those systems, but you also don't get treatments that are deemed too expensive for the government system.
by BurningFrog 1y ago
You don't get any bills in those systems, but you also don't get treatments that are deemed too expensive for the government system.
- ascorbic 1y agoJust as well nobody ever has treatment denied in the US system, right?
- enceladus06 1y agoAnd yet you still live ~4 years longer in non-USA countries with similar income. USA Healthcare ROI is quite pathetic, but that is by design. https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/what-drives-differences-in-life-expectancy-between-the-u-s-and-comparable-countries/ https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/what-dr...
- BurningFrog 1y agoThis surprises everyone, but the quality and level of healthcare actually doesn't have a huge impact on average lifespan! From memory, it's just around 1-2 years. In contrast, modern sanitation (underground sewers, mostly) and access to clean water added 15-20 years! Lifespan is far more affected by how healthy a life you live. In the US the opioid epidemic has lowered it ~1 year. (This is not intended as an argument, just some facts I think more people should know)