The US spent $2 Trillion dollars on Medicare and Medicaid in 2024 [1][2]. If the US spent this money as efficiently as Japan (or UK [3], ...) it could pay for H

The US spent $2 Trillion dollars on Medicare and Medicaid in 2024 [1][2]. If the US spent this money as efficiently as Japan (or UK [3], ...) it could pay for Healthcare for every single resident with this $2 Trillion dollars. [1] https://www.kff.org/medicaid/medicaid-financing-the-basics/#870ed126-45c3-4465-8b9a-ae0eea487dcf https://www.kff.org/medicaid/medicaid-financing-the-basics/#... [2] https://usafacts.org/answers/how-much-does-medicare-cost-the-federal-government/ https://usafacts.org/answers/how-much-does-medicare-cost-the... [3] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy7zvp5xrqo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy7zvp5xrqo