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Americans have their insurance paid by their employer.


In 2022, the average employee contribution to "employer-sponsored" healthcare in the US was $6400/year.


While that might be literally true depending how it’s measured, a majority of employees (especially professional types) don’t pay for their insurance unless they want to cover their family.

Like with anything in American healthcare, it’s complicated:

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/health-insurance/health-insur...


How much more disposable income does the average American have VS the average European? Americans spend more but they also have a lot more to spend.




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