TL;DR Lack of cost controls and unnecessary administrative costs.
> In the U.S., they point out, drugs are more expensive. Doctors get paid more. Hospital services and diagnostic tests cost more. And a lot more money goes to planning, regulating and managing medical services at the administrative level.
So, we're all getting a lower quality of care for a lot more money, due to how the healthcare "market" is configured.
> In the U.S., they point out, drugs are more expensive. Doctors get paid more. Hospital services and diagnostic tests cost more. And a lot more money goes to planning, regulating and managing medical services at the administrative level.
So, we're all getting a lower quality of care for a lot more money, due to how the healthcare "market" is configured.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/13/upshot/united-states-heal...
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/22/the-real-reason-medical-care...
https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/07/health/health-care-spending-s...
https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2014/11/it-is-t...