Demographics, Collapse of the Consumer Economy and the Fate of Healthcare

Im pondering more and more what healthcare will look like in the US and abroad in 20-50 years. Right now physicians regardless of geography face massive governmental wage controls. UK, EU, Asia or US it doesnt matter. Even in the US system of fee for service, CMS tightly controls physician pay and has been consistently dropping payment as volumes go up due to the older demographic wave coming. Now, fast forward to a massive coming drop in labor participation due to the collapsing... Read more
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