Forbes
2021.04.09 15:20
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Why Is Healthcare So Expensive? Blame The Lobbyists

I even wrote a book recently laying out a host of reasons for such high prices, such as the historical connection between insurance and hospitals, the lack of price transparency, and the belated involvement of our federal government in healthcare policies ... JAMA Internal Medicine MORE FOR YOUThe Billionaire Who Controls Your Medical RecordsThis Startup Raised $40 Million To Build A ‘Mini-Kaiser Permanente’ And Lower Employee Healthcare CostsWhat Do The President’s Son, George Floyd And Rapper DMX Have In Common ... The healthcare industry really suffers if politicians combat those prices, so they urgently lobby the government, pouring enormous sums of money into the re-election campaigns of legislators who protect their interests.