Cost of Healthcare in the U.S. vs. Outcomes
March 15th, 2018Your what hurts?
Via: JAMA:
In 2016, the US spent 17.8% of its gross domestic product on health care, and spending in the other countries ranged from 9.6% (Australia) to 12.4% (Switzerland).
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Life expectancy in the US was the lowest of the 11 countries at 78.8 years (range for other countries, 80.7-83.9 years; mean of all 11 countries, 81.7 years), and infant mortality was the highest (5.8 deaths per 1000 live births in the US; 3.6 per 1000 for all 11 countries).
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Dan Carlin has a great podcast about how much the US spends, in public funds, on healthcare compared to other first world countries with nationalized healthcare.
https://www.dancarlin.com/product/common-sense-314-unhealthy-numbers/