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It's not zero-sum. The US already spends more per capita on healthcare than every other country. It just does so extremely inefficaciously.
by dyno12345 13y ago
It's not zero-sum. The US already spends more per capita on healthcare than every other country. It just does so extremely inefficaciously.
- ownagefool 13y agoAre you talking about the states/fed? As that'd suprise me.
- roguecoder 13y agoIt's almost all the result of the extra administrative overhead from our fragmented insurance market, profits to the for-profit hospitals and insurance companies and the extremely expensive ineffective end-of-life care that is incentivized by that incredibly messed up system.
- ownagefool 13y agoYeah but that'd all seem to be from private individuals, which seems to fit with my idea of a US that is more than happy to collectivly suffer, as long as folks don't feel anyone is getting a free ride. It's a stupidly short sighted game of russian roulette but nowhere near as hilarious as if the Government itself really does pay out more per capitita than anywhere else in the world.
- dyno12345 13y agoIt really is that bad. http://flipchartfairytales.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/health-per-capita.jpg http://flipchartfairytales.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/healt... When limited only to public spending, Norway and Luxembourg spend more per capita, but that's it
- nemesis1637 13y agoTrue. Not only does the US as a nation spend more on healthcare than almost anyone else, US citizens also spend more on healthcare than citizens of almost any other country. So the govt. and the citizens are paying boat-loads--that's inefficiency. And, it doesn't help anything that we're one of the most unhealthy nations.
- nemesis1637 13y agoYes, the state http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_health_expenditure_(PPP)_per_capita http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_heal...