Comment by trasz
3 years ago
In most developed countries heart transplants are literally free. That's what proper healthcare system is for.
3 years ago
In most developed countries heart transplants are literally free. That's what proper healthcare system is for.
The US alone does ~2/3 of worldwide heart transplants, I think there is a tradeoff here. It's also not actually $1 million out of pocket for most people.
Only because you are looking at the country total. Adjusted per capita, US has 7.6 transplants per million population, while eg France has 6.2. Which means, it’s pretty close.
The developed world as a whole is not even close to 2/3 US citizens, so per capita the original statement is still a large difference.