Tag: medicine
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Rising Costs of Healthcare

For someone who doesn’t go into the system much, it’s hard to swallow the rise of healthcare. In the US alone, healthcare spending grew 4.1% in 2022, reaching $4.5 trillion or $13,493 per person. That is 17.3% of the national GDP. There are many reasons for this: new technology, healthcare system complexities, consolidation of hospitals,…