> “I’m worried,” I told my husband. “I want you to take her to the hospital.” > “Doctors always tell us to take the baby to the E.R. whenever we call about any

> “I’m worried,” I told my husband. “I want you to take her to the hospital.” > “Doctors always tell us to take the baby to the E.R. whenever we call about anything,” he replied, exasperated. (This was true.) “She is fine. She is eating and playing and happy. This is not an emergency.” > He eventually caved and set out for the hospital a half-hour away. The next article writes itself doesn't it? In 2018, the United States spent about $3.6 trillion on healthcare, which averages to about $11,000 per person. Relative to the size of the economy, healthcare costs have increased over the past few decades, from 5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 1960 to 18 percent in 2018. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) project that by 2028, such costs will climb to $6.2 trillion, or about $18,000 per person, and will represent about 20 percent of GDP. https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2020/04/why-are-americans-paying-more-for-healthcare https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2020/04/why-are-americans-paying-m...