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Is the state of the health system in USA partly responsible for the large number of deaths in the current Covid pandemic?

Asked by omtatsat (1232points) October 1st, 2021
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It’s said that 2 cents in the dollar is allocated by the Government for health care. Could this partly explain the high number of deaths and complications from the Covid 19 virus?

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Caravanfan's avatar

No. However, the prior administration is to blame for a significant percentage of those deaths by their science denial.

omtatsat's avatar

CNN put out the figures for health care spending ( 2% ) But after checking it seems to be inaccurate. After googling I found this: “The National Health Expenditure Accounts (NHEA) are the official estimates of total health care spending in the United States. ... U.S. health care spending grew 4.6 percent in 2019, reaching $3.8 trillion or $11,582 per person. As a share of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, health spending accounted for 17.7 percent.”

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flutherother's avatar

Not so much the state of the health system as its perception by many as a money making racket with no real interest in health must have contributed to public scepticism and vaccine denial.

Tropical_Willie's avatar

A t least 400,000 more died because of the prior administration.

Trump consistently went against medical advice and heath professionals; he was proud of it too.

kritiper's avatar

Yes, in that in many cases, you could only set up a appointment for a vaccine by going on-line and not by phone.
No, in that you can’t cure or expect perfection when it comes to the stupidity of people in general.

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