U.S. Health Care Costs Shock Brits, “So If You’re Poor, You’re Dead?”

When you tell someone from another country how Americans are treated in their healthcare system, the reaction you get is, usually a version of ‘you’ve got to be kidding!’  Watch this sampling of reaction when a reporter from the British YouTube channel, Politics Joe, told some Brits what Americans pay for:

“In the UK, an ambulance callout costs you £0 in medical bills. The birth of your child costs you £0 in medical bills. In the USA, it’s a different story. We asked members of the public to guess how much they’d have to pay for simple medical services in America, and what they think about the NHS.”

After being told things like the cost of an ambulance ride, inhalers and EpiPens, reactions include: “so if you’re poor, you’re dead,” “shut the fridge,” and “that’s mad.”

The video (watch above) is getting the attention of U.S. lawmakers.