Healthcare/sickcare will bankrupt the nation by itself. If you want to understand why the U.S. healthcare system is bankrupt, financially, morally and politically, then start with this representative anecdote from a U.S. physician.
Source: U.S. Healthcare Isn’t Broken–It’s Fixed
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U.S. Sickcare is organized to maximize profits by any means available.
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That’s the essence of the problem. The interests of the patient and the suppliers are not aligned. Like the fiduciary standard in the financial services industry, we need to realign the rewards.
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Reinke Faces Life 