US population from 1900-2016 increased from 76.1m to 324.3m = +326%. [https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/population]
Healthcare expenses as a % or GDP increased from .24% to 8% = +3,100% or almost 10x as much. [https://www.usgovernmentspending.com/healthcare_spending].
This increase is due primarily to government waste and interference with the health care profession and political promises that we can not afford. Since 1960 government health care spending = apprx. 1% GDP. By 2010s spending had increased to apprx. 5.7% GDP = +470% [ https://www.usgovernmentspending.com/healthcare_spending].
In 2013 the U.S. spent 17.1% of its total GDP on healthcare, 50% more than the second highest spending country, France (11.6%).[^ Squires, David; Anderson, Chloe. “U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective”].
Government spending has allowed unaffordable increases in health care costs. This is sold to us as access to health care. Really?