The US healthcare system is broken. On one hand, it is the most expensive in the world, costing around $8,000 per person a year and representing over 17% of GDP. Compare that to the average of comparable countries from France, the UK, Norway and others — which is less than half at around $3,000 per person. Relatedly, it is also one of the least distributed in the developed world — with nearly 9% of the population not having health insurance of any kind and far more having inadequate coverage.