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

Because a large portion of the money you spend on healthcare goes to pay CEO’s, the rest of the c-suite, boards of directors, and shareholders (via dividends and stock buy backs).

Think of it as a Capitalism Tax. Or a Vampire Tax as you are paying blood sucking monsters that add nothing to your health care.