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Originally Posted by joeadcock
Government involvement in health care has not historically kept cost down.
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From the OECD
Why does the United States spend so much more on health than other countries?
22-Mar-2010
In light of the historic vote by the US Congress, this brief outlines some of the key challenges facing the US health system. The United States spent 16% of its national income (GDP) on health in 2007, which is by far, the highest share in the OECD and more than seven percentage points higher than the average of 8.9% in OECD countries. This presentation was given by Mark Pearson, Head of OECD Health Division, to the U.S Senate Special Committee on Aging.