Every American family basically pays an $8,000 ‘poll tax’ under the U.S. health system, top economists say - The Washington Post

U.S. families pay over $8,000 more a year in health costs than families in Switzerland, the next-most-expensive health system in the world. Princeton University economists Angus Deaton and Anne Case say that's akin to a hefty tax for which Americans get no benefit.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/01/07/every-american-family-basically-pays-an-poll-tax-under-us-health-system-top-economists-say/