It’s no surprise that healthcare is a hot button political issue in 2019, in advance of the 2020 election. Now a new Pew Research Center poll shows that the cost of healthcare is a top priority for voters, tied with the economy, education and preventing terrorism. Let's look at results from five recent polls to … Continue reading Healthcare COST Is a Political Hot Button Issue in 2019
Month: October 2019
AMA Journal Blames Greed and Politics for Rising Healthcare Costs
A new study in the Journal of the AMA (JAMA) finds that 25% of the current $3.5 trillion spent by Americans on healthcare is wasted – dollars spent that don’t help achieve health or relieve disease. Fellow blogger Henry Kotula has summarized the findings, as re-posted below. Commentators on the JAMA article echo Fixing U.S. … Continue reading AMA Journal Blames Greed and Politics for Rising Healthcare Costs
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