Costly Affordable Health Care

In Europe, old people increasingly receive less care than young people do. In the United States, ironically, the situation is the reverse.

In America, the bulk of government health-care expenditure goes to those over 65 years old, while in Europe most of the government money is spent on those under 65.

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In Europe, old people increasingly receive less care than young people do. In the United States, ironically, the situation is the reverse.

I neither know the author nor nor the situation in the USA.

But generally it is said that people in Europe increasingly receive more and more care than the younger.


At least that is what historic and actual figures show.

On the other hand ..

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In America, the bulk of government health-care expenditure goes to those over 65 years old, while in Europe most of the government money is spent on those under 65.

... most money on the elderly is spend by the insurance companies which cover run/cover the universal healthcare here. If not all.


Besides that, we have additionally the compulsary statutory nursing care insurance ... ...

Most of the medical care for those over 65 in the USA comes from medicare, and in some cases from medicaid. The remainder of the 65+ population has health insurance as part of their retirement plan from their employer.