>>>>>But it would cost nothing here.
>>>Actually, it costs, but the cost is spread.
>>>I wonder what the actual cost is compared to the "market" system here.
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>>It is high here, but the US system is 80% higher. The US citizen pay the most by far. Norway is 2nd, but pays about 35% less. See
>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_health_expenditure_(PPP)_per_capita
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>From what I've read, the health outcomes here are in many cases worse than they are in countries that spend a lot less.
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I have read the same thing many times.