The high “ cost ” of waste in U.S. health care, and what we can do about it

A guest column by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, exclusive to KevinMD.com. The U.S. spends the largest amount of money on health care in the world – around $4.3 trillion annually. However, an estimated 20% to 30% of this is wasted, with no benefit reaching the populace. Culprits contributing to this waste include administrative and duplicative Read more… The high “cost” of waste in U.S. health care, and what we can do about it originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
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