Really? My son hurt his knee on the job, workman's comp paid for him to get an MRI and a pretty detailed workup from the orthopedist, a brace that the orthopedist told him not to wear, etc. The advice in the end was "rest" and "return to activities gradually".
My insurance pays for a colonoscopy every 5-10 years, telehealth therapy appointments with no copay, free vaccinations, really a lot of stuff.
I'm not going to disagree that its expensive but I'm not going to say that it is low quantity or low quality.
If the US does worse on population health statistics than other countries do it is not the fault of our healthcare system but rather the fault of social determinants of health such as social disconnection, inequality, etc.
> If the US does worse on population health statistics than other countries do it is not the fault of our healthcare system but rather the fault of social determinants of health such as social disconnection, inequality, etc.
OK, but American "lunch" costs 2-3x what it does everywhere else, with similar/worse outcomes.
(And yes, that's counting taxes.)
We're ordering oatmeal and being charged wagyu filet prices.
I, at this moment, have a syringe with a mililiter of fluid on my desk that's worth more than both of my cars combined. https://imgur.com/a/HzqgLa2
It's about 1/10th that in the UK.