Message from @coldheat

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2019-07-19 15:48:06 UTC  

Why do Americans have the highest heath-expenditure, but a low life expectancy compared to the Western world?

2019-07-19 16:03:09 UTC  

"In 2014, 283.2 million people in the U.S., 89.6 percent of the U.S. population had some type of health insuranc"

2019-07-19 16:03:11 UTC  

Jesus christ

2019-07-19 16:03:20 UTC  

Less than 90%?

2019-07-19 16:05:59 UTC  

"The end result of the U.S. approach to health care is poorer health in comparison to other advanced industrialized nations"

2019-07-19 16:06:01 UTC  

Accurate

2019-07-19 16:07:17 UTC  

TLDR: Yanks are fat and their infants are dying at a higher rate

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2019-07-19 16:07:21 UTC  

They didn't really point out that US does nearly all of the worlds research and medical technology investment which other countries benefit from

2019-07-19 16:07:55 UTC  

Doesn't really help all that much when their population isn't doing all that well does it?

2019-07-19 16:08:25 UTC  

Medical investments

2019-07-19 16:08:35 UTC  

🇮🇱

2019-07-19 16:08:54 UTC  

"Health insurance premiums in the U.S. are rising fast. From 2005 to 2015, average annual health insurance premiums for family coverage increased 61 percent, while worker contributions to those plans increased 83 percent in the same period. This rate of increase outpaces both inflation and increases in workers’ wages."

2019-07-19 16:08:57 UTC  

**OH NO**

2019-07-19 16:09:27 UTC  

U.S. health care specialists are among the best in the world. However, treatment in the U.S. is inequitable, overspecialized, and neglects primary and preventative care.[77] The end result of the U.S. approach to health care is poorer health in comparison to other advanced industrialized nations.

2019-07-19 16:09:57 UTC  

There isn't as much money in "preventative care" :))))

2019-07-19 16:10:21 UTC  

You'll find this an interesting read

2019-07-19 16:10:38 UTC  

"Physicians reported that an interpolated median of 20.6% of overall medical care was unnecessary, including 22.0% of prescription medications, 24.9% of tests, and 11.1% of procedures"

2019-07-19 16:10:38 UTC  

pretty much though I am seeing a trend in the insurance industry beginning to offer incentives for preventative care

2019-07-19 16:10:51 UTC  

I wonder why 💰 💰 💰 💰

2019-07-19 16:11:50 UTC  

You'll like this one as well:

2019-07-19 16:12:45 UTC  

"When purchased outside the country, many prescription medicines cost half or less than they do in the U.S."

2019-07-19 16:12:52 UTC  

Free markets are working guys!!! :)))

2019-07-19 16:13:27 UTC  

Sources aren't as strong as they could be in that article.

2019-07-19 16:13:45 UTC  

that has a lot to do with our FDA and patent law, other countries don't allow pharmaceutical companies to renew patents like we do. Prevents free markets

2019-07-19 16:14:23 UTC  

what is also funny is that since we can get drugs from other countries the free market still finds a way

2019-07-19 16:14:58 UTC  

The consumer finds a way, primarily from purchasing outside the US markets

2019-07-19 16:15:15 UTC  

both points are true

2019-07-19 16:15:27 UTC  

I think the issue IS the markets, even for non-patented drugs

2019-07-19 16:15:59 UTC  

When I was in California, I needed hayfever tablets

2019-07-19 16:16:10 UTC  

I'll get the drug name in a minute

2019-07-19 16:16:34 UTC  

Over here, a pack of 60 tablets, is roughly £4.50

2019-07-19 16:16:43 UTC  

A pack of 12 in America was $20.00

2019-07-19 16:17:06 UTC  

The drug was: Cetirizine Hydrochloride

2019-07-19 16:17:42 UTC  

Maybe we paid so much, because we were unable to shop around as much as we would have liked. But this was the rough price in the 3-4 stores that we visited

2019-07-19 16:17:58 UTC  
2019-07-19 16:20:35 UTC  

oh

2019-07-19 16:20:40 UTC  

heh