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Comes with an aging population to some extent but also a function of the corporatization of healthcare, big pharma to big healthcare orgs
Over reliance on third party payment and the third party is either the federal government or state government
Fat sick young people isn't because of an aging population.
But the increase in health care employment is in administration not actual practitioners like doctors and nurses
True, prices wouldn't have risen nearly as much if the supply of practitioners were able to grow. Unfortunately, the AMA is a cartel and artificially limits supply.
When is the last time you saw a new hospital being built?
Actually, not that long ago, but I get that it isn't common. Certificates of need are one of the most preposterous policies.
At least 50 percent of health care spending is financed by the government or taxpayers
Wow! I bet a lot of the rest is because of government insurance mandates/incentives.
Too many people are sick, too.