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"It means that all of us—doctors, hospitals, pharmacists, drug companies, nurses, home health agencies, and so many others—are drinking at the same trough which
by mblakele 17y ago
"It means that all of us—doctors, hospitals, pharmacists, drug companies, nurses, home health agencies, and so many others—are drinking at the same trough which happens to hold $2.1 trillion, or 16% of our GDP."
16% of GDP? Other developed nations pay much less: on average 9% of GDP (http://opencrs.com/document/RL34175 http://opencrs.com/document/RL34175). Health care in the US isn't 67% better than in other developed countries.