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Re:HPV vaccination: How the world can eliminate cervical cancer by FirmwareBurner on Sunday November 10, 2024 @03:44PM (#42102500)
Americans have their insurance paid by their employer.
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Re:HPV vaccination: How the world can eliminate cervical cancer by vidarh on Sunday November 10, 2024 @07:31PM (#42103625)
In 2022, the average employee contribution to "employer-sponsored" healthcare in the US was $6400/year.
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Re:HPV vaccination: How the world can eliminate cervical cancer by 9x39 on Sunday November 10, 2024 @08:16PM (#42103799)
While that might be literally true depending how it’s measured, a majority of employees (especially professional types) don’t pay for their insurance unless they want to cover their family.

Like with anything in American healthcare, it’s complicated:

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/health-insurance/health-insur...

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Re:HPV vaccination: How the world can eliminate cervical cancer by FirmwareBurner on Monday November 11, 2024 @12:20AM (#42104742)
How much more disposable income does the average American have VS the average European? Americans spend more but they also have a lot more to spend.
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