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		paranoidrobot on Nov 15, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Emergency SOS via satellite In general, the US pays more, and has less effective healthcare than countries with universal/single-payer systems[1][2][3]. There's plenty of reasons for that. [1] https://grattan.edu.au/news/more-expensive-but-less-effectiv... [2] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/universal-health-... [3] https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2...

googlryas on Nov 15, 2022 [–]

I agree, but that doesn't mean OPs overall burden is capped at 1600 eur/year

paranoidrobot on Nov 15, 2022 | [–]

These studies are using total spend - inclusive of taxation and direct payments.

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