The US healthcare system is both excessively expensive and delivers poor health outcomes compared to other developed nations.

Healthcare PoliticsMay 29, 2026score 2.222 posts · 35 replies across 2 instances

The thread discusses a study highlighting the high cost and poor outcomes of US healthcare, suggesting that strategies to improve healthcare exist but are not being implemented in the US.

Claims

Parent: HealthcareEntity: US healthcare systemImpact: negativeDate: May 29, 2026 - May 31, 2026Target: The effectiveness and efficiency of the US healthcare system

Source posts

@[email protected]

US healthcare still stupidly expensive, with pathetic outcomes, study finds

There are strategies to improve healthcare, but US isn't trying them.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/05/us-healthcare-still-stupidly-expensive-with-pathetic-outcomes-study-finds/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

84 boosts · 64 favs · 5 replies · May 29, 2026

@[email protected]

US healthcare still stupidly expensive, with pathetic outcomes, study finds
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/05/us-healthcare-still-stupidly-expensive-with-pathetic-outcomes-study-finds/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub 

Posted into Ars Technica @ars-technica-ArsTechnica

9 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · May 29, 2026

@[email protected]

US healthcare still stupidly expensive, with pathetic outcomes, study finds - Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/05/us-healthcare-still-stupidly-expensive-with-pathetic-outcomes-study-finds/

1 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · May 29, 2026

@[email protected]

#ArsTechnica #Tech US healthcare still stupidly expensive, with pathetic outcomes, study finds https://arstechni.ca/kQGW

0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · May 31, 2026

#arstechnica#tech