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There are plenty of countries where healthcare is affordable and much more effective. The ridiculous prices in the US are due to the perversely corrupt incentives in healthcare, not because of any intrinsic costs.

Hospitals charge $500 for saline solutions - literally $1 bags of salt water. All so insurers can charge customers premiums based on those high prices and simultaneously ensure anyone without insurance is f*ed. Its a joke.




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