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notjimhalpert on July 19, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: $153,161.25 for a Snake Bite

In other nations, universal health care is actually cheaper for the state per capita than our system in the US.

Source: http://www-tc.pbs.org/prod-media/newshour/photos/2012/10/02/...

_y1zm on July 19, 2015 [–]

The US actually has higher per capita spending on healthcare and pharmaceuticals than any other OECD nation and public expenditure is only higher in the Netherlands and Norway.

Source: http://www.compareyourcountry.org/health?cr=oecd&cr1=oecd&lg...

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