To solve U.S. healthcare crisis, think small, not big

From hospital charge master pricing to prescription medications to government-mandated insurance; all parties agree that costs are way out of hand. Rates of lifestyle-caused diseases like obesity, diabetes, coronary artery disease, and cancer have all increased despite technology and advances in scr...

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Published in:Medical Economics 2018-08, Vol.95 (15), p.7-7
Main Author: Wax, Craig M
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Bureaucracy
Cardiovascular disease
Consumer-driven health plans
Economic aspects
Evaluation
Free markets
Health care costs
Health economics
Medical care, Cost of
Medicare
Preventive medicine
Primary care
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Summary:From hospital charge master pricing to prescription medications to government-mandated insurance; all parties agree that costs are way out of hand. Rates of lifestyle-caused diseases like obesity, diabetes, coronary artery disease, and cancer have all increased despite technology and advances in screening and medical treatment. Let patients decide on their own whether or not to pursue and buy insurance, preventive care, and other healthcare services, and bear the consequences of the decisions. "Let patients decide on their own whether or not to pursue and buy insurance, preventive care, and other healthcare services, and bear the consequences of the decisions."
ISSN:0025-7206
2150-7155