According to OECD
US spends $12.300 pr person on healthcare.
Next highest countries on list:
Germany: $7300
Switzerland: $7200
Norway: $7100
Netherlands: $6750
Austria: $6700
Denmark: $6380
Sweden: $6260
France: $6100
Canada: $5900
In other OECD countries people pays less in taxes for equal healthcare.. and receive Zero copays, no out of pocket expenses, etc etc etc...
If you are sick, you go to a doctor and not a emergency room.
Doctors pr 1000
US: 2.6
Germany: 4.5
Switzerland: 4.5
Norway: 5.2
Netherlands:
Austria: 5.5
Denmark: 4.3
Sweden: 4.3
France: 3.4
Canada: 2.8
Medical graduates (Doctors) pr 100.000
US: 8.5
Germany: 12
Switzerland: 12.9
Norway: 10.9
Netherlands: 14.3
Austria: 14.4
Denmark: 21.2 (might be a error, and might be 12.2??)
Sweden: 13.6
France: 9.9
Canada: 7.5
The US is still the only developed country that accepts squandering $Trillions each year for inadequate healthcare, as long as it ends up in the pockets of for profit insurance companies, healthcare providers and drug companies.
Republicans* loooooooove donations from these companies, and will fight tooth and nail to keep that income flowing..
And Obamacare didn't create this mess...
(*As well as some corporate Democrats... )
