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Looking at that table you shared, it seems the US spends about 50% higher (17.2% vs 12.3% and less) than any other country on that list. And it still has extre
by justinclift 1y ago
Looking at that table you shared, it seems the US spends about 50% higher (17.2% vs 12.3% and less) than any other country on that list.
And it still has extreme problems for anyone with an illness more serious than (say) a cold.
- Retric 1y agoYou’re misunderstanding what the issues with US healthcare are. I’ve had significant medical issues in the US and received truly excellent care without significant out of pocket costs, the same is true for many of my friends and family. There’s a reason there’s significant medical tourism to the US and from the US. However on population wide measures like life expectancy you’re better off providing basic care for 100% of the population than world class care for 40%. There’s also major underlying issues like decades of obesity and ignorance around ‘alternative medicine’, vaccines, etc.