Health Care reform is going to be a hot debate, so here are few warm up facts to ponder:
2007 (source: National Coalition on Health Care):
Total cost of American health care: $2.4 Trillion or 17% of GDP
46 million uninsured
Average premium for family coverage: $12,700 (think of it as a tax)
2003 (source: OECD):
Total per capita cost of health care and % of GDP
|
Country |
Per capita cost |
Percent of GDP |
|
Canada |
$2,998 |
9.9 |
|
France |
$3,048 |
10.4 |
|
United Kingdom |
$2,317 |
7.8 |
|
United States |
$6,711 |
15.2 |