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The largest driver of cost in the US healthcare system is actually hospital care (30% of spend) while drug costs account for ~10% Not to say that drug prices a
by aaavl2821 9y ago
The largest driver of cost in the US healthcare system is actually hospital care (30% of spend) while drug costs account for ~10%
Not to say that drug prices aren't too high but they are just one piece of the puzzle
- tdfx 9y agoWhere could one find more sources for this kind of information?
- aaavl2821 9y agopage 33 of this (CDC report) shows breakdown of spend by category: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus16.pdf#093 https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus16.pdf#093 here are the CMS stats for 2016: https://www.cms.gov/research-statistics-data-and-systems/statistics-trends-and-reports/nationalhealthexpenddata/nhe-fact-sheet.html https://www.cms.gov/research-statistics-data-and-systems/sta...