Comment Re:Just more medical industry corruption (Score 1) 33
Most of our poor health is entirely our own fault. Too many people have terrible diets, lead sedentary life styles, and consume one or more substances that are actively bad for our physical or mental well being. No healthcare system in the world would work for us because we're the problem and unless we can get a solution in pill form, we aren't interested. Look at the immense popularity of a drug like Ozempic.
There's also the other side of the coin in that it's unsurprising that the US spends more money than anyone else. We have more money to spend than anyone else. What we don't spend on excess hoagies, big gulps, booze, and party drugs we spend on trying to fix the problems created by the excess hoagies, etc.
But if you do have need of medical care that doesn't come down to self-inflicted problem due to horrible lifestyle choices, the US medical system is one of the best on the planet. Better yet, it has the capability to get your problem sorted out in a few weeks or months as opposed to two years from now when there's a doctor available. Meanwhile the pharmaceutical industry will try to find some new pills people can swallow because we have the money to pay for them and a lack of desire to make lifestyle changes so that we wouldn't need them.
There's also the other side of the coin in that it's unsurprising that the US spends more money than anyone else. We have more money to spend than anyone else. What we don't spend on excess hoagies, big gulps, booze, and party drugs we spend on trying to fix the problems created by the excess hoagies, etc.
But if you do have need of medical care that doesn't come down to self-inflicted problem due to horrible lifestyle choices, the US medical system is one of the best on the planet. Better yet, it has the capability to get your problem sorted out in a few weeks or months as opposed to two years from now when there's a doctor available. Meanwhile the pharmaceutical industry will try to find some new pills people can swallow because we have the money to pay for them and a lack of desire to make lifestyle changes so that we wouldn't need them.