Same care.
Different bill. Why?
Real prices, real sources, and the people who decide.
Health industry money, state by state
Each state is shaded by what health-industry political action committees gave to its senators and representatives. Select a state to see every member, their donors and their votes.
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What would this cost elsewhere?
Pick something that sends people to a hospital. See the price the hospital is paid, what the patient is actually charged, and how long people wait, in the United States and six other wealthy countries.
Health spending per person, per year
How the rest of the world lives
Choose a country. Follow one family there and one family in the United States through a baby, a broken arm and a heart attack: what the year costs them, what each event costs them, and how long they wait.
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