Explanation of U.S. healthcare costs.

[NinjaguyDan]

steven787 said:
This is really the key problem:

--- In 2005, the United States spent 16 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on health care. It is projected that the percentage will reach 20 percent by 2016.

--- Health care spending accounted for 10.9 percent of the GDP in Switzerland, 10.7 percent in Germany, 9.7 percent in Canada and 9.5 percent in France, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Data released today by the Census Bureau show that the number of uninsured Americans stood at a record 46.6 million in 2005, with 15.9 percent of Americans lacking health coverage.


Notice in the U.S. the costs are higher AND less people are covered.

 

The reason behind that is the U.S. health care system suffers from a parasitic infection called "The Corporate Executive"