Any way you look at it, the US spends way more on healthcare than other developed countries. As a share of GDP…
and on a per capita basis:
Americans do pay less out-of-pocket as a share of their country’s overall healthcare expenditures….
but Americans pay way more in actual money:
And that’s a huge problem, because a lot of Americans put off taking meds or seeing a doctor due to cost concerns. I’m not even talking about the uninsured.
No wonder our life expectancy sucks…
despite excellent cancer care:
Then again, you can’t blame the US healthcare system for everything. Some bad health outcomes are due - at least in part - to other factors, such as diet and genetics. Such as diabetes:
Still, if these charts prove anything, it’s that more healthcare spending is no guarantee of better health outcomes.
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