Fact-check: “The United States has the highest healthcare costs in the world”
Verdict: Mostly True (85% confidence)
Note (source-tier adjustment): the strongest source cited for this verdict is press/institutional-tier; no primary, government, or peer-reviewed source was retrieved. Confidence is capped accordingly. The documented evidence strongly supports this claim when measured by the two standard metrics — per-capita spending and healthcare spending as a share of GDP. The Commonwealth Fund's 2024 data puts U.S. per-capita spending at $14,885 (adjusted for purchasing power), the highest among peer countri…
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