# 491 - The Good, the Bad, and Corporate Greed: American Healthcare Explained

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Podcast: [Timesuck with Dan Cummins](https://stenobird.com/podcast/timesuck-with-dan-cummins-494288)
Published: 2026-01-26T19:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.badmagicproductions.com/pages/timesuck-podcast-2024
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## Resource

Whoo BOY! This week's episode is packed with info and stats. How did the US healthcare system get so expensive and complicated? Is it still better than some form of universal care? Throwing a lot of history and stats at you today, and comparing our model to the healthcare models of some other countries to show that there are other ways. Ways far cheaper for the average citizen that work as well as ours. So... why don't we change?

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