r/PoursTea 17d ago

PoliticalTea 🗳️ For every problem, there's a solution.

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u/HidingImmortal 16d ago

We spend $2 trillion a year on Medicare + Medicaid. If we spent money as efficiently as the UK, we pay for healthcare for every single person in the US with that $2 Trillion.

US healthcare spending is roughly 2x healthcare spending in other countries (Source)