Does the United States Spend More on Health Care Than Other Countries? (statistics, how much)

[Delta Planter]

A little more controversy for your craw:

Taken at face value, international statistics show that the United States spends more than twice as much per person on health care as the average developed country. But these statistics are misleading, says John C. Goodman, President and CEO of the National Center for Policy Analysis.

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Normal market forces have been so suppressed throughout the developed world that the prices paid for medical services rarely reflect the services’ actual cost. As a result, adding all these prices together produces aggregate numbers in which one can have little confidence. One gets a better measure of how much countries spend by looking at the real resources used; and by that measure, the U.S. system is pretty good, says Goodman.

It's getting deep, got your hip waders on?

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[cleanhouse]

Everytime the US government spends money it usually works out.

[geeoro]

Per Capita....yes!