Why Medical Bills In The US Are So Expensive

**luc2112** · 05-19-2019, 08:08 PM

Originally Posted by Tooting Carmen

Because a big chunk of the 'healthcare spending' in the US is on administration and marketing, due to the fact that the competing insurance companies have to be promoted to the public.

Is cartel formation, excuses to justify high prices there are several, some businessmen of the medical area must be millionaires. Medical system is basic and essential for the population, there can be no free capitalism for hospitals.

**Hashoeva** · 05-19-2019, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by The Lawspeaker

Now I am just very happy with my "socialist" "European" healthcare. I am glad we don't use the American system. It's woefully inferior to what most European countries have to offer.

lol are u stupid. Healthcare in netherlands is also very expensive.

**The Lawspeaker** · 05-19-2019, 08:31 PM

Originally Posted by Hashoeva

lol are u stupid. Healthcare in netherlands is also very expensive.

Compared to whose ? Our problem is the deductible but apart from that most gets covered and, for its quality, it's very cheap. Maybe you just got a shitty plan.

**luc2112** · 05-20-2019, 06:54 PM

Originally Posted by The Lawspeaker

Compared to whose ? Our problem is the deductible but apart from that most gets covered and, for its quality, it's very cheap. Maybe you just got a shitty plan.

Would not be coverage? Ex: the health plan covers 80% of cost

**The Lawspeaker** · 05-21-2019, 12:37 AM

Originally Posted by luc2112

Would not be coverage? Ex: the health plan covers 80% of cost

You actually have like a 385 euro annual "own risk" deductible so they make you pay around 1200 or so a year but they won't cover it until it reaches the 385 euro threshold.

**~~War Chef~~** · 05-21-2019, 07:54 PM

Yes and how do you think nations with universal free health are paying for all that? Their citizens are getting TAXED out the ass. Just compare taxation rates between European countries and the United States. And that's not even taking into consideration VAT tax, which would make the disparity all the more clear. The American healthcare system is superior in that hypothetically if you don't get sick in your lifetime, then you won't even need to pay the healthcare machine a dollar. Europe on the other hand, even if you're healthy as an ox, by the end of your lifetime you've been so heavily taxed into funding free or reduced education and healthcare that it far exceeds in total a one-time bill from U.S. hospitals.