How do health care & costs in the US compare with other developed nations?
Kinda looks like there might be room for improvement, wouldn't you say? Note the graph goes 1970-2018. Source: [b]https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/life-expectancy-vs-health-expenditure[/b]
[sep][sep][center]UPDATE[/center][sep][sep] Infant mortality in 2020
[quote]Medical bills are reported to be the number-one cause of U.S. bankruptcies. One study has claimed that 62.1% of bankruptcies were caused by medical issues. Another claims that over two million people are adversely affected by their medical expenses. [/quote]
Also [quote]... such as the survey results of people with employer-sponsored insurance by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) / LA Times Survey in 2019. The study found that one in five people surveyed have been contacted by collection agencies, while 9% of those surveyed stated that they had declared personal bankruptcy due to medical expenses.[/quote]
And [quote]In 2011, researchers Tal Gross and Matthew Notowidigbo found that out-of-pocket medical costs influenced 26% of bankruptcies in low-income households.[/quote] Source & links in https://www.thebalance.com/medical-bankruptcy-statistics-4154729
Source: [b]https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/life-expectancy-vs-health-expenditure[/b]
