http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2009/10/25/usa-heath-care-system-needs-reform/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:51:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2009/10/25/usa-heath-care-system-needs-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-6064 Health Care in the USA Cost 17.9% of GDP, $2.6 Trillion, $8,402 per person in 2010 at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:44:47 +0000 http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/?p=573#comment-6064 We not only need to slow down how fast we are getting worse (which we have done the last 2 years) but actually start making up for all the ground lost in the last few decades. We haven’t even started on that... We not only need to slow down how fast we are getting worse (which we have done the last 2 years) but actually start making up for all the ground lost in the last few decades. We haven’t even started on that…

]]> http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2009/10/25/usa-heath-care-system-needs-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-5603 The USA Can’t Afford to Pay for the Current Health Care System at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog Sun, 10 Apr 2011 14:42:12 +0000 http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/?p=573#comment-5603 [...] very frustrating aspect of the broken health care system in the USA is that it has been an enormous problem for decades. It isn’t that we have just discovered we [...] [...] very frustrating aspect of the broken health care system in the USA is that it has been an enormous problem for decades. It isn’t that we have just discovered we [...]

]]> http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2009/10/25/usa-heath-care-system-needs-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-5496 USA Spends Record $2.5 Tillion, $8,086 per person 17.6% of GDP on Health Care in 2009 at Curious Cat Economics Blog Wed, 09 Mar 2011 04:19:27 +0000 http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/?p=573#comment-5496 The broken USA health care system costs twice as much as other rich countries for worse results. And those are just the direct accounting costs... The broken USA health care system costs twice as much as other rich countries for worse results. And those are just the direct accounting costs…

]]> http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2009/10/25/usa-heath-care-system-needs-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-5120 5 painful health-care lessons from Massachusetts at Curious Cat Economics Blog Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:29:12 +0000 http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/?p=573#comment-5120 What would be nice is if we can learn from experiments and adjust. Those who profit enormously at the expense of society from the current system are going to provide critiques of any changes... What would be nice is if we can learn from experiments and adjust. Those who profit enormously at the expense of society from the current system are going to provide critiques of any changes…

]]> http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2009/10/25/usa-heath-care-system-needs-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-4841 USA Spends Record $2.3 trillion ($7,681 Per Person) on Health Care in 2008 at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:07:59 +0000 http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/?p=573#comment-4841 [...] huge amount being spent continues to grow to an even larger percentage of GDP every year. The damage to the economy of the dysfunctional health care system in the USA is huge. For comparison the total GDP per person in China is $5,970 (the closest total country per capita [...] [...] huge amount being spent continues to grow to an even larger percentage of GDP every year. The damage to the economy of the dysfunctional health care system in the USA is huge. For comparison the total GDP per person in China is $5,970 (the closest total country per capita [...]

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