Gatordoc50
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nun said:Other countries have strongly regulated health insurance systems and prices are often set by the government or the systems are run by the government. What factors actually lead to the cost of healthcare being half as much in other countries will be difficult to determine and implement in the US, basically because the ideas are not home grown and that is often reason enough to stay with the status quo.
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The disparity exists whether looking at costs per capita, costs as a percentage of GDP, etc. Anyway you slice it, we pay more. We have more healthcare workers than most countries but not significantly more. The only thing I can think of is that our providers target those with the best insurances and benefits, over treating those patients. In other words, a desire to " Maximize Benefits".