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by ceejayoz 3099 days ago
It's not.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:OECD_health_expenditure_p...

We spend about the same as other OECD countries in public healthcare funding, plus we spend a bunch more privately, for an overall healthcare spend that's the highest per-capita in the world, and outcomes that aren't as good.