Fixing U.S. Healthcare blog’s two-year anniversary is a good time to take stock of what has changed in our approach to fixing U.S. healthcare. And a good time to review highlights of the last year. Elevator Pitch for Fixing U.S. Healthcare Let’s start with an “elevator pitch” summary: The U.S. healthcare system has outgrown itself, … Continue reading Fixing U.S. Healthcare – Annual Review & Summary
Category: Opportunity Costs
Nobel Economist: What It Will Take to Fix U.S. Healthcare
“America’s private health insurance system is far more costly with far poorer results than the public option programs in Europe.” So writes Nobel-prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz in his new book. His solution to fix healthcare: “people power.” His conclusion lines up with Fixing U.S. Healthcare blog. He agrees that the healthcare system needs more than the … Continue reading Nobel Economist: What It Will Take to Fix U.S. Healthcare
Paying for the High Cost of U.S. Healthcare
Fixing U.S. Healthcare blog has claimed the high cost of U.S. healthcare is the Real Problem paying such a high price diverts resources from other important national priorities if left unchecked, these relentlessly rising healthcare costs will seriously weaken the nation over time. Two recent authoritative op-eds support the first two claims, but not the … Continue reading Paying for the High Cost of U.S. Healthcare
Healthcare Hits A Pothole – And How to Fix It
The next time you hit a pothole in the road, blame your local health insurance or hospital CEO. Because your hard-earned healthcare premiums and tax dollars are literally going straight into their bonuses at the expense of infrastructure repair. Exorbitant national health spending produces what economists call opportunity costs. Our healthcare spending takes away not just … Continue reading Healthcare Hits A Pothole – And How to Fix It
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