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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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