How Can U.S. and Japanese Healthcare Costs Be So Insanely Different?

Jeffrey Goodman
13 min readAug 30, 2023

How many Americans would walk barefoot over hot broken glass to get to a healthcare system like Japan has? How much do you already know about Japan’s healthcare system?

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The U.S. and Japan are literally on opposite sides of the planet, especially when it comes to healthcare.

There’s no question that healthcare costs are dramatically higher in the U.S. than in Japan. This has been true for decades.

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Jeffrey Goodman
Jeffrey Goodman

Written by Jeffrey Goodman

Navigating facts and numbers to help people. Strong opinions on climate change and healthcare. Objective, not neutral. MIT engineer, Wharton MBA.

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