Physicians for National Health Program: Health Care Paperwork Cost $812B in 2017
January 07, 2020
January 07, 2020
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 7 -- Physicians for a National Health Program issued the following news release:
A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds that health care bureaucracy cost Americans $812 billion in 2017. This represented more than one-third (34.2%) of total expenditures for doctor visits, hospitals, long-term care and health insurance. The study estimated that cutting U.S. administrative costs to Canadian levels would have saved more than $600 billion in 20 . . .
A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds that health care bureaucracy cost Americans $812 billion in 2017. This represented more than one-third (34.2%) of total expenditures for doctor visits, hospitals, long-term care and health insurance. The study estimated that cutting U.S. administrative costs to Canadian levels would have saved more than $600 billion in 20 . . .