U S Healthcare Costs Double What Sweden Pays For Worse Results Here's Why

Описание: I'm speaking to you from Sweden, where I've never seen a medical bill, never worried about going bankrupt from medical debt, and never had to choose between healthcare and rent.

So when I look at the U.S. healthcare system from here, the cruelty isn't subtle, it's impossible to miss.

The United States spends more per person on healthcare than any other developed nation. Nearly double what we spend in Sweden. And yet, Americans have worse health outcomes, higher maternal mortality rates, lower life expectancy, and 27 million people without insurance.

In this video, I break down why the U.S. healthcare system is so uniquely broken and why it stays that way despite overwhelming public support for change.

We'll examine:
Why Americans spend twice as much and get worse results than Sweden and other countries
How insurance companies, pharmaceutical corporations, and hospital systems profit from human suffering
What Sweden, Germany, Canada, and other nations do differently (and why it works)
Why American healthcare reform keeps failing despite public demand
The lobbying machine that protects industry profits over human lives
The real human cost of a profit-driven healthcare system

This is part of my Systems Broken series, where I examine structural failures we're told are inevitable—from an international perspective that proves they're not.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro: The View from Sweden
0:54 - The Numbers: U.S. vs. Sweden vs. Europe
3:16 - How Did We Get Here? Different Paths After WWII
5:59 - The Profit Machine: Insurance, Pharma, Hospitals
9:15 - The Political Protection Racket
10:19 - The Human Cost


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SOURCES & FURTHER READING:
OECD Health Statistics 2023 - International healthcare spending and outcome comparisons
Swedish healthcare system overview (Vårdguiden, Socialstyrelsen)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - National Health Expenditure Data
Commonwealth Fund: "Mirror, Mirror 2021" - U.S. healthcare system rankings
World Health Organization - Maternal mortality data
Kaiser Family Foundation - Health insurance coverage statistics
JAMA studies on medical debt in America
International pharmaceutical pricing comparisons (Health Affairs, OECD)
OpenSecrets.org - Healthcare industry lobbying expenditures
"The Healing of America" by T.R. Reid (comparative healthcare systems)

CLARIFICATION:
This video critiques the U.S. healthcare system structure, not American doctors, nurses, or healthcare workers who work incredibly hard within a broken system. The failure is systemic and political, not individual.

INTERNATIONAL VIEWERS:
How does healthcare work in your country? Share in the comments—Americans need to see what alternatives look like in practice.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
Americans: What's your worst healthcare experience? Share your story (no judgment, the system is designed to fail you).
Why do you think the U.S. hasn't adopted universal healthcare despite it working in dozens of other countries?
What would meaningful healthcare reform look like to you?

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Absurdities Series: [playlist link]



This channel examines American systems, cultural absurdities, and global issues from Sweden—because sometimes distance brings clarity. I break down what's broken, who benefits, and why we're told change is impossible when other countries prove it's not.

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