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While the United States has largely considered itself as the greatest country in the world for the last few decades, the statistics tell us that there are areas where things can definitely be improved.

In military might and defence spending the U.S. is undisputedly number one. But in other areas, more important aspects of human wellbeing such as education, life expectancy, happiness, gender and income equality and healthcare, there are more mixed results.

The U.S. healthcare system in particular is a continuing source of bafflement for many, who are accustomed to a degree of protection against the double disaster of poor health followed by financial ruin.

While American hospitals and medical facilities are world class, they are also incredibly expensive and available only to those able to afford them. We at Bored Panda have compiled a list of examples that highlight the inadequacies of the current healthcare system, while polarised politicians continue to argue about their vision for its future. Scroll down to check them out below, and stay healthy over there in America, y’all.

#1

US Healtcare System

US Healtcare System

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#2

I Had To Pay $39.35 To Hold My Baby After He Was Born

I Had To Pay $39.35 To Hold My Baby After He Was Born

halfthrottle Report

#3

The "Radical" Idea Of Universal Healthcare

The "Radical" Idea Of Universal Healthcare

whateverloll Report

#4

A Copy Of The Bill We Got When Our Daughter Was Born In Canada

A Copy Of The Bill We Got When Our Daughter Was Born In Canada

reddit.com Report

#5

Medical Treatment Is A Privelege

Medical Treatment Is A Privelege

thedesirina Report

#6

No, That’s Unamerican

No, That’s Unamerican

charlesoberonn Report

#7

All You Need To Know About American Healthcare System Is That There's A Popular TV Series Where A Man Turns To Cooking Industrial Quantities Of Crystal Meth In Order To Pay For His Hospital Bills

All You Need To Know About American Healthcare System Is That There's A Popular TV Series Where A Man Turns To Cooking Industrial Quantities Of Crystal Meth In Order To Pay For His Hospital Bills

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#8

Almost A Dystopian World Where People Wear Tags Like That

Almost A Dystopian World Where People Wear Tags Like That

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#9

At Least We’re First In Something

At Least We’re First In Something

Mikel_Jollett Report

#10

We Dressed Up As Universal Healthcare For Halloween. In America, This Is Terrifying To Half Of Our Population!

We Dressed Up As Universal Healthcare For Halloween. In America, This Is Terrifying To Half Of Our Population!

Norgoroth Report

#11

If "Breaking Bad" Had Been Set In Anywhere But America

If "Breaking Bad" Had Been Set In Anywhere But America

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#12

American Healthcare

American Healthcare

ColeEscola Report

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Healthcare Tip

Healthcare Tip

SamGrittner Report

#14

Why Americans Are So Friendly

Why Americans Are So Friendly

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#15

American Health Care System

American Health Care System

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#16

Abortion Is Murder And Every Life Is Precious But You Should Definitely Get A 3rd Job If Your Baby Is Sick

Abortion Is Murder And Every Life Is Precious But You Should Definitely Get A 3rd Job If Your Baby Is Sick

ohnoshetwitnt Report

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#17

Universal Health Care Disasters

Universal Health Care Disasters

Patbagley Report

#18

The American Healthcare System Be Like

The American Healthcare System Be Like

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#19

American Healthcare Reality

American Healthcare Reality

daveanthony Report

#20

Future Of Healthcare

Future Of Healthcare

Lons Report

#21

Guess I'll Die

Guess I'll Die

RichardGuster Report

#22

Important Questions

Important Questions

internethippo Report

#23

As A Brit, This Is How I Plan To Dress When I Visit The US After Reading About The Cost Of Simple Healthcare

As A Brit, This Is How I Plan To Dress When I Visit The US After Reading About The Cost Of Simple Healthcare

Drek258 Report

#24

Pro-Life

Pro-Life

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#25

Universal Healthcare

Universal Healthcare

Photographee.eu Report

#26

Crowdfunding For Health Care

Crowdfunding For Health Care

noahpinion Report

#27

We Would Like Healthcare Too

We Would Like Healthcare Too

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#28

American Healthcare

American Healthcare

ColoradoUgly Report

#29

Healthcare...

Healthcare...

Cyanide and Happiness Report

#30

I Work In A Hospital Laboratory. I Ordered A Pack Of These Cheap Plastic Rulers From Ebay For About $6. Our Medical Supplier Charges More Than $80 For The Exact Same Rulers. This Is Why Health Care Costs Are Out Of Control

I Work In A Hospital Laboratory. I Ordered A Pack Of These Cheap Plastic Rulers From Ebay For About $6. Our Medical Supplier Charges More Than $80 For The Exact Same Rulers. This Is Why Health Care Costs Are Out Of Control

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#31

Reproductive Health App

Reproductive Health App

lindsayzoladz Report

#32

Everyone Will Be Covered

Everyone Will Be Covered

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#33

Nice Hat, Though

Nice Hat, Though

Clement Report

#34

People Are Calling Uber To Be Taken To The Emergency Room Instead Of Ambulances

People Are Calling Uber To Be Taken To The Emergency Room Instead Of Ambulances

brownandbella Report

#35

Fantasyland

Fantasyland

Kasia Babis Report

#36

Paul Ryan Gives Presentation On Trumpcare

Paul Ryan Gives Presentation On Trumpcare

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#37

The Only Insurance I Can Afford In America

The Only Insurance I Can Afford In America

CuteMePlease Report

#38

This Is The Cost Of A Rattlesnake Bite In America

This Is The Cost Of A Rattlesnake Bite In America

dan_haggerty10News Report

#39

American Healthcare In A Nutshell

American Healthcare In A Nutshell

MrFilmkritik Report

#40

Hard To Choose

Hard To Choose

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#41

Everything Would Be Well Funded And Work Perfectly

Everything Would Be Well Funded And Work Perfectly

just-shower-thoughts Report

#42

Paid By Taxes

Paid By Taxes

shannonrwatts Report

#43

Welcome To The Usa

Welcome To The Usa

evepeyser Report

#44

I Forgot My Meds And Had An Anxiety Attack At Work. My Boss Freaked Out And Called 911. Just Got The Bill Today, For Less Than 2 Hours Of Care And A Xanax. F*ck American Healthcare

I Forgot My Meds And Had An Anxiety Attack At Work. My Boss Freaked Out And Called 911. Just Got The Bill Today, For Less Than 2 Hours Of Care And A Xanax. F*ck American Healthcare

Ayalat Report

#45

Affordable Healthcare

Affordable Healthcare

mskristinawong Report

#46

Insert Almost Every Flag On Earth Instead Sweden

Insert Almost Every Flag On Earth Instead Sweden

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#47

My Cousins Child Birth Bill From The Hospital In The USA. Never Seen Anything This High

My Cousins Child Birth Bill From The Hospital In The USA. Never Seen Anything This High

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#48

When You Can't Afford To Get Shot In A Mass Shooting

When You Can't Afford To Get Shot In A Mass Shooting

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#49

1.5 Bottles Of Insulin Costs About The Same Amount As A New Iphone

1.5 Bottles Of Insulin Costs About The Same Amount As A New Iphone

MARIADAHVANA Report

#50

American Health Care

American Health Care

Dan Piraro Bizarro Comics Report

#51

You're Doing It Wrong

You're Doing It Wrong

DemSocialists Report

#52

My Dad Celebrating Because He Finally Has Health Insurance And Is Able To Afford His Heart Medications

My Dad Celebrating Because He Finally Has Health Insurance And Is Able To Afford His Heart Medications

AlchemistFire Report

#53

My Buddies Medical Bill For A Month-Long Stay In The Hospital After Being Hit By A Driver High On Heroin

My Buddies Medical Bill For A Month-Long Stay In The Hospital After Being Hit By A Driver High On Heroin

danthoms Report

#54

GOP Stance On Healthcare

GOP Stance On Healthcare

elfgrove Report

#55

This Is How I Imagine The USA Health System Works

This Is How I Imagine The USA Health System Works

blakin Report

#56

In The United States, This Is What $14,714.49 Of Medication Looks Like

In The United States, This Is What $14,714.49 Of Medication Looks Like

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#57

American Healthcare, Explained

American Healthcare, Explained

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#58

My Buddy's Son Ate A Penny, This Is How Much The Hospital Charged For A 5 Minute Procedure To Get It Out

My Buddy's Son Ate A Penny, This Is How Much The Hospital Charged For A 5 Minute Procedure To Get It Out

Itzu Report

#59

Healthcare Level: USA

Healthcare Level: USA

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#60

The Reality

The Reality

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#61

Obamacare And Trumpcare

Obamacare And Trumpcare

Signe Wilkinson Report

#62

Another Picture From The American Healthcare Twilight Zone

Another Picture From The American Healthcare Twilight Zone

grinch337 Report

#63

I Work In A Hospital. We Use These Simple Metal Baskets To Process Tissue Specimens. Our Hospital-Mandated Supplier Charges Us $700 Apiece For These. Seven. Hundred. Dollars. This Is Why Healthcare Costs Are So F*cked Up

I Work In A Hospital. We Use These Simple Metal Baskets To Process Tissue Specimens. Our Hospital-Mandated Supplier Charges Us $700 Apiece For These. Seven. Hundred. Dollars. This Is Why Healthcare Costs Are So F*cked Up

moby323 Report

#64

The USA Provides Free Health Care

The USA Provides Free Health Care

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#65

Award Winning American-Canadian Science Fiction Author, William Gibson On Canada’s Universal Healthcare System

Award Winning American-Canadian Science Fiction Author, William Gibson On Canada’s Universal Healthcare System

GreatDismal Report

#66

Good Healthcare

Good Healthcare

Monkey Business Images Report

#67

Universal Healthcare - I Think This Supports The Argument, Why It Is Good For The People

Universal Healthcare - I Think This Supports The Argument, Why It Is Good For The People

GiraffeLegs Report

#68

“This Is About Profits, Not People”

“This Is About Profits, Not People”

silversarcasm Report

#69

GOP Health Care Plan

GOP Health Care Plan

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#70

It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia On Health Care In America

It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia On Health Care In America

Unknown Report

#71

Injured?

Injured?

liartownusa Report

#72

I'm An American, I'm Awake So Here's My Medical Bill. The Occupational Therapy Is Particularly Amusing. She Handed Me A Toothbrush

I'm An American, I'm Awake So Here's My Medical Bill. The Occupational Therapy Is Particularly Amusing. She Handed Me A Toothbrush

WashMyLogo Report

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#73

Peter Parker Had No Health Insurance

Peter Parker Had No Health Insurance

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#74

Choose Your Own Healthcare Adventure

Choose Your Own Healthcare Adventure

mattsurelee Report

#75

Drug Prices In Canada's Health Care System Vs Prices In America

Drug Prices In Canada's Health Care System Vs Prices In America

LeJacquelope Report

#76

Same

Same

timlampe Report

#77

Who Knew

Who Knew

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#78

When You Don't Have Health Insurance

When You Don't Have Health Insurance

MrTotalPenguin Report

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#79

"We Don't Take That Insurance"

"We Don't Take That Insurance"

DanWilbur Report

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#80

Avoid Any Unnecessary Stress

Avoid Any Unnecessary Stress

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#81

Mindset Of Americans

Mindset Of Americans

titleknown Report

#82

Preparing In Advance

Preparing In Advance

lucekel Report

#83

Insurance Agent Discovers Client Has Pre-Existing Condition (2017, Colorized)

Insurance Agent Discovers Client Has Pre-Existing Condition (2017, Colorized)

BryceMuldoon Report

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#84

The American Healthcare System Is A Eugenics Program

The American Healthcare System Is A Eugenics Program

non_bona_dicta Report

#85

Complete Disregard For Human Life

Complete Disregard For Human Life

puublack Report

#86

I Never Truly Understood How Much Healthcare In The US Costs Until I Got Appendicitis In October. I'm A 20 Year Old Guy. Thought Other People Should See This To Get A Real Idea Of How Much An Unpreventable Illness Costs In The US

I Never Truly Understood How Much Healthcare In The US Costs Until I Got Appendicitis In October. I'm A 20 Year Old Guy. Thought Other People Should See This To Get A Real Idea Of How Much An Unpreventable Illness Costs In The US

zcypher Report

#87

Trumpcare

Trumpcare

Steve Sack Report

#88

Republicans Reveal The Heart Of Their Health Care Plan

Republicans Reveal The Heart Of Their Health Care Plan

Pat Bagley Report

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#89

US Healthcare

US Healthcare

SeanTheTerrible Report

#90

Got Just A CT Scan. F*ck American Health Care

Got Just A CT Scan. F*ck American Health Care

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#91

Americans Spent 2.5 Times As Much On Healthcare As Citizens Of Other Rich Countries - But They Die 1.7 Years Earlier

Americans Spent 2.5 Times As Much On Healthcare As Citizens Of Other Rich Countries - But They Die 1.7 Years Earlier

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#92

This Bill Is For Someone Who Was Hospitalized For About Four Weeks

This Bill Is For Someone Who Was Hospitalized For About Four Weeks

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#93

Senator John Mccain, Everyone

Senator John Mccain, Everyone

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#94

My Brother Fell While Rock Climbing And Broke His Neck, Back, And Ankle. This Is What The Bill Looks Like For Two Surgeries, A Week Hospital Stay, The Neck/Back Braces, And Ankle Cast

My Brother Fell While Rock Climbing And Broke His Neck, Back, And Ankle. This Is What The Bill Looks Like For Two Surgeries, A Week Hospital Stay, The Neck/Back Braces, And Ankle Cast

kgfromthemv Report

#95

American Dream

American Dream

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#96

Six Months Ago, At Age 25, My Wife Was Diagnosed With Cancer. Her Last Chemotherapy Treatment Was Yesterday (She's Now Cancer-Free). Cost Of Healthcare: $97,247.56. This Is Why You Need Insurance

Six Months Ago, At Age 25, My Wife Was Diagnosed With Cancer. Her Last Chemotherapy Treatment Was Yesterday (She's Now Cancer-Free). Cost Of Healthcare: $97,247.56. This Is Why You Need Insurance

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#97

This Is The Actual, Official Name Of The Republican's New Healthcare Bill

This Is The Actual, Official Name Of The Republican's New Healthcare Bill

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#98

God Bless The Usa

God Bless The Usa

Youmeanwhatiknow Report

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#99

"Everyone Deserves Healthcare"

"Everyone Deserves Healthcare"

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#100

The Tests Show

The Tests Show

Roy Delgado Report

#101

Good Thing My Dad Had Insurance

Good Thing My Dad Had Insurance

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#102

Grim Fairy Tale

Grim Fairy Tale

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#103

US Healthcare Bill

US Healthcare Bill

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#104

On The Bright Side

On The Bright Side

Walt Handelsman Report

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#105

The State Of American Health Care These Days

The State Of American Health Care These Days

DemonTheNecron Report

#106

Insurance, You're The Greatest

Insurance, You're The Greatest

DuffMan000 Report

#107

The Republican Health Plan

The Republican Health Plan

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#108

US Healthcare System

US Healthcare System

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#109

I’m Going To The Hospital For A Minor Procedure. It’s Called It A “Wallet-Ectomy.”

I’m Going To The Hospital For A Minor Procedure. It’s Called It A “Wallet-Ectomy.”

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#110

I Finally Figured Out The Logic Behind The American Healthcare System...

I Finally Figured Out The Logic Behind The American Healthcare System...

JEFFinSoCal Report

#111

My Father In Law's Hospital Bill After 2 1/2 Days In The Hospital For Observation

My Father In Law's Hospital Bill After 2 1/2 Days In The Hospital For Observation

mildlyinfuriating Report

#112

I Want That Universal Healthcare, Morty! It's My Season Arc!

I Want That Universal Healthcare, Morty! It's My Season Arc!

ItsDanSheehan Report

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#113

Bottle Of Eyedrops, $20 After Insurance. 'Murica

Bottle Of Eyedrops, $20 After Insurance. 'Murica

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#114

How I Feel With Strep Throat And No Health Insurance

How I Feel With Strep Throat And No Health Insurance

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#115

US Healthcare In A Nutshell

US Healthcare In A Nutshell

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#116

American Health Care System

American Health Care System

Walt Handelsman Report

#117

The "Affordable" Care Act

The "Affordable" Care Act

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#118

Hot 2017 Fashion Trends

Hot 2017 Fashion Trends

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