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Re:Apple: Emergency SOS via satellite available today (US an... by paranoidrobot on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @04:03PM (#33614978)
In general, the US pays more, and has less effective healthcare than countries with universal/single-payer systems[1][2][3].

There's plenty of reasons for that.

[1] https://grattan.edu.au/news/more-expensive-but-less-effectiv...

[2] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/universal-health-...

[3] https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2...

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Re:Apple: Emergency SOS via satellite available today (US an... by googlryas on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @04:09PM (#33615039)
I agree, but that doesn't mean OPs overall burden is capped at 1600 eur/year
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Re:Apple: Emergency SOS via satellite available today (US an... by paranoidrobot on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @04:14PM (#33615110)
These studies are using total spend - inclusive of taxation and direct payments.
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