The problem are the middle men. Trump in his first term tried to do something about it. It's difficult.
Besides this, the insurance companies set the pricing but they are not doing a good job at it, probaby because of bonusses and other incentives. There appears to be severe conflicts of interests.
From watching Asmongold, I know in the US, you do not actually have to PAY the bill. You can typically claim to not be able to afford it and your medical bill will be greatly reduced.
Also, let's not pretend healthcare is free in Europe. I have paid well over 180k EUR for healthcare in my career so far. I have only ever needed one hospital visit. I could have easily paid the actual costs of that from that money.
The problem are the middle men. Trump in his first term tried to do something about it. It's difficult.
Besides this, the insurance companies set the pricing but they are not doing a good job at it, probaby because of bonusses and other incentives. There appears to be severe conflicts of interests.
From watching Asmongold, I know in the US, you do not actually have to PAY the bill. You can typically claim to not be able to afford it and your medical bill will be greatly reduced.
Also, let's not pretend healthcare is free in Europe. I have paid well over 180k EUR for healthcare in my career so far. I have only ever needed one hospital visit. I could have easily paid the actual costs of that from that money.