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The US spends more than 16% of GDP on health. The UK around 11%. Shrinking US health expenditure by 3% of GDP while roughly maintaining health outcomes is emin
by Certhas 1mo ago
The US spends more than 16% of GDP on health. The UK around 11%.
Shrinking US health expenditure by 3% of GDP while roughly maintaining health outcomes is eminently, obviously doable.
- nradov 1mo agoSure, it's possible in principle. But the US also has a much higher GDP per capita than the UK. The UK is a (relatively) poor country and is increasingly being left behind.
- HDThoreaun 1mo agoThats why they used percentage of GDP instead of raw
- Certhas 1mo agoPosts like this truly boggle the mind... The US is in a class of its own when it comes to health spending. The second highest OECD country (per GDP) is Germany which is 5 points lower than the US (and BTW these figures include public and private spending). You are clutching at straws to discount clear evidence that shows just how ideologically driven the US System status quo is... "'No Way to Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens" https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/health-at-a-glance-2025_8f9e3f98-en/full-report/health-expenditure-in-relation-to-gdp_6e4c2773.html https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/health-at-a-glance-2025...