Tuesday 24 September 2013

US Health Care Spending

Two interesting links, explaining why US Health Care costs are so high (also in comparison to other developed countries). In a nutshell: lack of transparency about costs + inherent power imbalances = a flawed market.

Time Magazine - "Bitter Pill: Why Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us"
http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2136864,00.html

8-minute video. "Why Are American Health Care Costs So High?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSjGouBmo0M

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