eli5: How come health care cost so much more in America vs. other countries?

Question

I understand that insurances covers part of the cost. However, the total cost (before coverage) is still much higher in America. Why?

Is the supply chain different? Are doctors and staff paid better in America?

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Answer 1

The US has made Health a commodity, subject to unbridled capitalist profiteering, charging whatever the market will bear, extorting patients when they are at their most vulnerable.