• abracaDavid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    $100,000,000,000 and I don’t get healthcare because it’s too expensive for the country.

    This place fucking sucks.

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      1 year ago

      I mean, I agree 100%, we should prioritize that. But $100 Billion is $300/person. We need to change a lot about the effectiveness of the American medical system to make it work for less because $300/person right now will get you like an annual checkup at our inflated cost of care.

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        The US spends more than any other country on healthcare, on TOP of what individuals pay for things like insurance.

        The reason it all looks so expensive is because of how much money goes to shareholders and corporations. So yep, it could be a whole lot cheaper

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          Yeah, agreed with you entirely. That’s the part that needs to change though. Because it doesn’t just look expensive, it is expensive. Because it does still go to corporations, and without changing the system, they’re not going to give that up.

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            1 year ago

            Yes that’s true, bad wording on my part when trying to talk about how much things should actually cost

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        $300/p could more or less cover a good chunk of the US population though. It’d be a good start and in theory take some of the stress off of the insurer. Far from ideal but it could’ve been a good step.

        You’d think $300 would cover the Dentist, Eye Doctor, and Annual checkups and some cheaper prescriptions. But I will admit idk if the pricing we see is much different from other pricing.

    • grue@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      We’re already paying more for healthcare (that we don’t get) than people in any other country in the world.