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[–] [email protected] 63 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Remember Americans pay 2-3 times) what other developed countries pay for worse outcomes on average

This isn't new news, this has been the case for decades.

There's a load of people out there voting to be poorer

[–] Kecessa 10 points 5 months ago

And to make it clear, they pay the most per capita to cover a minority of the population and then they pay for private insurance if they're lucky enough to have access to it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

The US government spends more on healthcare in terms of GPD than any other OECD country and has nothing to show for it. That's how ridiculous it is.

(Source: https://data.oecd.org/healthres/health-spending.htm select just government spending and select % of GDP).