Take Back Our Healthcare, a new Colorado Healthcare Initiative, is now on social media. We’re officially launching our channels on five platforms — TikTok, Instagram, Bluesky, LinkedIn, and Facebook — and we want you right there with us from day one.
We don’t think anyone needs to be told that the U.S. healthcare system is a mess! We pay far more per person than people in other developed countries, but we do not get better care. At Colorado Healthcare Coalition, we think it is time to take back our healthcare!
The Big Picture
The United States does not suffer from a lack of healthcare funding. We suffer from how healthcare is financed.
The U.S. spent $5.7 trillion in 2025 on healthcare — more than any country in the world. That equals roughly $16,600 per person, nearly double what other developed nations spend.
Despite this spending, the U.S. ranks near the bottom among peer nations on access, equity, outcomes, and administrative efficiency.
But keep reading! Below we talk about how a universal healthcare system would be much better!!
Why Costs Are So High
The primary driver is administrative complexity and profit extraction:
- Hundreds of private insurers, each with different rules, networks, billing systems, and profit margins, causes providers to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on administration each year.
- Private insurers spend 18–20% of every healthcare dollar on administration and profit while Medicare spends 2-3% on administration, with no profit motive.
This complexity produces an estimated $1–$2 trillion per year in avoidable waste.
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