Learning from America?
America spends an enormous amount (nearly 18% of GDP) on health care. Total US health care spend (2022): $4.5 trillion! [$1 trillion is 1,000,000,000,000 dollars] Per capita spend (2022): $13,493! [i.e., more than ZAR250,000 per person per year] Despite the huge outlay, the US achieves worse health outcomes than other wealthy countries. For example, life …