The Cost of Health Care in the U.S.

Our need to reign in costs and our desire to improve health outcomes do not have to be at odds with one another. Though the cost of health care in the u s is high, high enough to lead americans into bankruptcy and create stagnating wages. We don't have the health outcomes to match. It's like paying for a new ferrari and getting a use sedan when we come back. The consequences of the fee for service system we've built is not just unnecessary treatment and greater cost....