The US Health Care System Wastes $800 Billion Annually –
Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola & Health Documentary – January 04, 2025
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$800 Billion Wasted: What Is The TRUE Cost Of Healthcare? (Health Documentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGraxnEKEts&t=20s
Story at-a-glance
· The U.S. health care system wastes approximately $800 billion annually, which is nearly 30% of its total expenditure, primarily due to unnecessary services and administrative inefficiencies
· Americans pay almost twice as much for health care compared to other developed countries, yet experience worse health outcomes like lower life expectancy
· Unnecessary medical services, misaligned financial incentives and profit-driven practices contribute significantly to waste, often prioritizing procedures over patient well-being and effective treatment
· Overtreatment, excessive end-of-life care and unnecessary diagnostic procedures like cardiac stents and mammograms are major sources of medical resource overutilization
· Proposed reforms include promoting evidence-based medicine, restructuring payment models, improving palliative care, reducing overdiagnosis and shifting focus from quantity of care to quality of patient outcomes