I would also add that the parent post is internally inconsistent. >> The goal for American healthcare companies is increasing shareholder value, not reducing

I would also add that the parent post is internally inconsistent. >> The goal for American healthcare companies is increasing shareholder value, not reducing costs Reducing costs increases shareholder value. The shareholders don't benefit from these inflated administrative costs. This is money that could be converted to profit and distributed to shareholders. This suggests something else is going on