This is if you factor in government coerced employer coverage.
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Government controls a larger share of health spending in the United States (85%) than in 30 other advanced nations, including Canada (75%) and the United Kingdom (83%), each of which have explicitly socialized health systems.
https://www.cato.org/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-policymakers-9th-edition-2022/tax-treatment-health-care #CatoHealth
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Even after workers gain control of their healthcare dollars, state and federal laws still block them from obtaining healthcare services that best suit their needs. #CatoHealth
A #NewWorker 🧵
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The overdose crisis was never about doctors prescribing opioids to treat pain. It's the result of drug prohibition. https://bit.ly/3SJdFuM #CatoHealth #CatoDrugWar
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If workers demand that employers let them control the $16,000 the employer pays toward their health coverage, Congress taxes them an average $4,300.
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State‐based regulation of clinicians contributes to the overall shortage of health care providers and obstructs their rapid response to public health emergencies, says #CatoHealth's @dr4liberty Jeffrey Singer... https://j.mp/32z0GUM #CatoCOVID
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Want to increase the number of hospital beds? Reform Certificate of Need Laws #DemDebate #Cato2020 #CatoHealth
https://www.cato.org/blog/certificate-need-laws-will-impede-preparedness-expected-surge-covid-19-cases
#demdebate #cato2020 #catohealth