Tag: healthcare spending

From NPR: A recent report by the Washington Health Alliance has helped to quantify the epidemic of medical overtreatment and healthcare waste. "What the group found...

From The New York Times: Studies point to a simple reason for the nation's rising expenditure on health care: the high cost of medical services and procedures. Article...

From The New York Review of Books: In her book An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back, Elisabeth...

From the Center for Health Journalism: In 2015, the U.S. spent a staggering $3.2 trillion on health care. This budget is often spent ineffectively; our spending...

According to new research, the United States spends over 200 billion annually on treatment and hospitalization for mental health issues, exceeding spending on heart...