Our for-profit healthcare system is killing us

we spend twice as much for prescription drugs

one night in a hospital averages over $10,000 in the US

When Wall Street gets involved, people die (link)

administrative expenses account for approximately 15% to 25% of total national health care expenditures

Monthly premiums for Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans vary by state and can be reduced by subsidies. The average national monthly health insurance cost for one person on an Affordable Care Act (ACA) plan without subsidies in 2022 is $438

The age of 21 is used as the base age, with premium costs being adjusted upwards for those in their thirties, forties, fifties, and sixties. Around age 53, the premium rate becomes more than double the base rate

The average monthly cost for an individual in West Virginia is 53% higher than the national average, 50% higher in South Dakota, and 41% higher in Wyoming.

The average annual deductible for single, individual coverage is $4,364

U.S. health care spending grew 9.7 percent in 2020, reaching $4.1 trillion or $12,530 per person. As a share of the nation's Gross Domestic Product, health spending accounted for 19.7 percent

There are several reasons things that may factor into higher health care costs in the U.S., from high drug costs to extensive administrative fees. The fact remains that The United States spends at least 40% more on health care per person than any other country in the world (link)

The US ranks last in a study of healthcare systems in the eleven wealthiest countries (link)

Women in the US face the highest rates of preventable and maternal mortality when compared with women in 10 other wealthy nations (link)

"Compared with 11 other higher income countries, U.S. men were more likely to die premature deaths and have serious health conditions" (link)