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Originally Posted by Undertoad
I am guessing it's not just one thing but a ton of them.
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Agreed.
The administrative costs of an employer-based health insurance system coupled with the anti-competitive nature of that system.
The system is reactionary rather than focusing on prevention.
There is an emphasis on over-testing and over diagnosing
The higher cost of prescriptions that most other countries.
The litigious nature of Americans and the high cost of medical malpractice.
An aging population and living longer lives where costs rise with age.
The high number of uninsured whose costs are borne by emergency rooms, hospitals, etc. thus driving up the costs.