Opinion Based List:
5 Myths of the U.S. Healthcare System
Submitted by PayerFusion on Thu, 01/24/2013 - 15:54
- Myth #1: The Major Driver of Healthcare Costs is Unhealthy Lifestyles
- Myth #2: The Insurance Industry is the Problem
- Myth #3: More Care is Better Care
- Myth #4: More Expensive Care is Better Care
- Myth #5: The Uninsured have Good Healthcare through the Emergency Room
Notes: In order to improve the overall healthcare system and create informed consumers it is necessary to negate the common myths surrounding the US healthcare system. Many healthcare myths over-simplify the complexity of an industry that generates $2.7 trillion each year and employs 16 million Americans. Other myths try to place blame for problems within the system or arise from a lack of understanding of care delivery and cost drivers within the industry. Above we highlight 5 of these commonly held myths about the US healthcare industry and provide some insight into why they simply are not true.
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