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Biggest Health Worker Strike in US History to Begin Tomorrow (peoplesdispatch.org)
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[–] aeternum@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

FYI, america spends about about double on healthcare than other developed nations. America spends about $9K on healthcare per capita, and most other developed nations spend abotu $3K-4K

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] aeternum@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

ah. i must have some outdated info. it used to be about 9K.

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

It keeps going up at a ridiculous rate to fund those record profits.

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@voxpop.social 3 points 2 years ago

I'm aware. I work for the biggest healthcare group in Boston.