491 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 29 Feb \ on: The US is responsible for 41% of global healthcare spending charts_and_numbers
Over reliance on third party payment which makes everything more expensive
I think other countries on the pie chart ration care which is price control
Remember that post about the cost of child birth in different countries? USA 🇺🇸 is most expensive.
Half of all births are covered by Medicaid , government insurance for the indigent. Big expansion of Medicaid under Obama care.
I guess the affordable care act made everything more expensive
Medical spending as a percentage of GDP increased dramatically after 1965. What happened on January 1, 1966? Medicare and Medicaid
Emergency care: everyone must be treated regardless of their ability to pay. Someone has to pay for the patient if the patient cannot