If raising my taxes by $10k eliminates that, I’m extremely ok with it.
The cost of US healthcare is 2-3x the cost of healthcare in the rest of the developed world - counting both public and private spend - and with very similar outcomes.
https://www.npr.org/2019/11/01/775339519/heres-how-warren-fi...
> Warren bases her plan off of a recent analysis from the Urban Institute, which estimated that under current law, Americans would spend $52 trillion over the next decade on health care — that includes many types of spending, from employers, individuals and all levels of government.
> Warren's plan estimates that total health costs could be held to $52 trillion and that $20.5 trillion in new federal spending would be necessary.
Like with schools (where America also pays more and gets less), most spending in the healthcare system is payroll. An American nurse makes twice what a UK NHS nurse makes. The idea that we can cut those costs meaningfully is laughable.
As would I, if there's a $15k savings. Is there any data to support that?
You mention costs in other countries. How do salaries, taxes, and cost of living compare as well? It seems that many places have lower cost of living, which seems to influence prices for any number of services.
From a patient perspective or system perspective?
"Health care costs about 50/month if you have income."
That's what is billed. What do the systems actually cost on a per patient basis adjusted for population risks (like obesity)?