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Root causes of high costs

Why are health care costs in the U.S. so much higher than in other developed countries?

Industry fragmentation

With over 4,500 health and medical insurers, 6,500 hospitals, 220,000 independent physician practice      Comments : 0   Read more

Cultural commitment to prolonging life

A high percentage of healthcare resources are spent on people who are about to die or who are dying.      Comments : 0   Read more

Unhealthy lifestyles

Bad lifestyle choices like smoking and obesity increase disease incidence and raise healthcare costs      Comments : 0   Read more

Wealth effect

As consumers become wealthier, they value healthcare more highly than other commodities and spend mo      Comments : 0   Read more

Market Concentration

High concentration of providers in local markets allows them to limit supply, charge high prices, an      Comments : 0   Read more

High Factor Costs

Physician and nursing salaries, hospital days, unit drug costs, and other inputs are more expensive       Comments : 0   Read more

Tort law and malpractice costs

Our tort law system drives up medico-legal costs (e.g., malpractice insurance) and forces doctors to      Comments : 0   Read more

Costly government regulations

A wide range of federal, state, and local government policies and regulations have been blamed for r      Comments : 0   Read more

Inefficient government programs (Medicare, Medicaid, Health Insurance Exchanges, etc.)

In 2012, federal, state, and local governments spent over $1.3 trillion on health care, 47% of total      Comments : 0   Read more

Government subsidies for private health care

Government subsidies to private enterprises invariably raise costs. Private health care has been su      Comments : 0   Read more

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