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Emergency care accounts for about 2% of total healthcare expenses. The issue you bring up about consent during an emergency is a real one, but it's not where a

• sbov 7y ago
  Note that your article cites at least 1 other study that says 5-6% or even as high as 10%. It would be interesting to see a breakdown here - does this include prescription medication? It seems like if you're talking about provider regulation, you shouldn't include that. Unfortunately the article doesn't make it easy to figure this out.
  • filoleg 7y ago
    Even assuming that the 10% number is the right one, it still seems good enough in my book if, in the beginning, only 90% of the expenses get addressed successfully.
• maxerickson 7y ago
  You don't need that long of a list of things that cost 2% before you've explained quite a lot.