The U.S. health care system is certainly unique, distinguishedfrom that of other western countries by its high costs and the important role itassigns to private insurers.
But a new study shows that there is at least one majorsimilarity between the U.S. system and the largely socializedalternatives elsewhere: Most of it is paid for by thegovernment.
A study published in the American Journal of Public Health foundthat 64.3 percent of health care expenditures in the U.S. in 2013were paid for by federal, state and local governments. That is upfrom 1999, when taxpayers were picking up 59.8 percent of thetab.
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