@QasimRashid Fun fact, by the way - I did the analysis once and scaling only for the Swedish population if we adopted Swedish healthcare policies we would not only cut the deficit - the government would run a *surplus* of $15 billion in 2022.
If you want to do the math yourself, all numbers are for 2022. Sources are:
https://measuringworth.com/datasets/exchangeglobal
https://www.scb.se/en/finding-statistics/statistics-by-subject-area/population/population-composition/population-statistics/pong/tables-and-graphs/population-statistics---summary/population-and-population-changes/
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022/2022-population-estimates.html
https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/nhe-fact-sheet [only count Medicare & Medicaid spending]
https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/national-deficit/#us-deficit-by-year
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