US Politics on Sidechat | The US pays by far the most per capita on healthcare $14,000 followed by Switzerland at $10,000. Many patients have to use their little free time researching ways to navigate the overly complex system when that time could be spent healing.

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The US pays by far the most per capita on healthcare $14,000 followed by Switzerland at $10,000. Many patients have to use their little free time researching ways to navigate the overly complex system when that time could be spent healing.

Anonymous 6w

The same problem applies to medical professionals as admin costs account for about a quarter of all healthcare expenses.

Anonymous 6w

At the same time, the Swiss system also covers a whole lot more than the US system despite the headline prices being similar. For profit health insurance is a big part of the problem here. Switzerland tried that at one point, but reverted within a few years as it significantly increased insurance costs with little to no benefit (iirc prices nearly doubled on average).

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Anonymous 6w

That was a question I was thinking about, but the numbers I posted are adjusted for purchasing power.

Anonymous 6w

So then why aren’t we using our higher income tax to provide healthcare?

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Anonymous 6w

The problem is that every choice is expensive and many people are forced to delay healthcare resulting in higher medical expenses down the road and a lower quality of life. We can still keep the same choices, but government subsidies can help lower those premiums and big bills for everyone.

Anonymous 6w

You didn’t answer the question. Ppl can have options that include a public one

Anonymous 6w

Switzerland (the country used in this example) has higher wages than we do.

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Like bro really tried to go “well we have higher wages” for a country that literally has higher wages than us