U.S. 'Not Getting What We Pay For'
Many Experts Say Health-Care System Inefficient, Wasteful
By Ceci Connolly
Talk to the chief executives of America's preeminent health-care institutions, and you might be surprised by what you hear: When it comes to medical care, the United States isn't getting its money's worth. Not even close.
"We're not getting what we pay for," says Denis Cortese, president and chief executive of the Mayo Clinic. "It's just that simple."
"Our health-care system is fraught with waste," says Gary Kaplan, chairman of Seattle's cutting-edge Virginia Mason Medical Center. As much as half of the $2.3 trillion spent today does nothing to improve health, he says.
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Health care: what we're up against
dday has a nice post provoked by this WaPo article:
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Facts for the bonfire.
But I don't want big govment in my healthcare, just want em lisning on my phone and spendin on the military.
A trillion here a trillion there, pretty soon were talkin real money.
Beer me.
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