We spend twice on health care, compared with other industrial nations
1 comment August 8th, 2008
Americans spend double what people in other industrialized countries do on health care, but often have more trouble seeing doctors, are the victims of more errors and go without treatment more often, according to this Reuters story.
The story also says that a survey released Thursday shows that more than 80 percent of Americans think the U.S. health system needs either fundamental change or a complete overhaul.
Have your health-care costs put you in a big bind lately? Do you like any of the answers politicians are suggesting? Do tell.
As for me, more than a tenth of my income goes for medicine, insurance premiums and co-pays for a visit to my doctor quarterly. That’s a lot more than it cost me even five years ago. And that’s if I don’t get sick.
