Those who favour a #US type health care system for the #UK would do well to read this article. The #USA spends nearly twice as much of its GDP on healthcare as 19 other developed nations selected for comparison, and yet its health outcomes and life expectancy are typically the worst or second worst.

The #NHS has its faults, but I'll take it over the US health system any day. #health #healthcare #healthcarecosts

arstechnica.com/health/2026/05…

US healthcare still stupidly expensive, with pathetic outcomes, study finds

There are strategies to improve healthcare, but US isn't trying them.

^{Beth Mole (Ars Technica)}