When Less Is More in Health Care

The Huffington Post
October 12, 2009

I cite heavily here from Ceci Connolly's excellent piece in the Washington Post that takes a look at just how much waste there is in the U.S. health care system, and argues that rationing--done right--would actually result in a redistribution of resources that would be a win-win for everyone...

...Connolly's article cites a finding from the New England Healthcare Institute that determined that "as much as $850 Billion spent on medical care each year 'can be eliminated without reducing the quality of care.'" It'd be bad enough if we just took all that money, put it in a pile, and set it afire, but like I said, it's not that it's just harmlessly wasteful. We're putting ourselves at increased risk through our unquenchable desire for more and more care.

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