Why is healthcare so expensive in the United States compared to other developed countries?

Question

I never understood this because other countries have free healthcare and we don’t! We get sick and it’s expensive to even pay for anything!

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Answer 1

I pay $200 a month, 5% of my post tax monthly income, on HDHP health insurance. It covers everything I’ve ever needed, including getting stitches a few times, and has a HSA fund to cover copays and stuff like prescriptions and contacts. Most decent office jobs, any federal jobs (the biggest employer in the country), or other positions with large companies offer health insurance similar to or better than this