In 2023, the U.S. spent approximately $1.35 trillion on healthcare administration. That’s more than we spent on:
•Physician salaries (~$350B)
•Nursing salaries (~$335B)
•Retail prescription drugs (~$450B)
•Imaging, lab tests, EHRs, and outpatient procedures combined
•Even capital investment in hospitals and equipment
All the while, clinicians are being told to “do more with less.”
Every cost-saving initiative aimed at doctors adds layers of compliance and complexity which only fuels the unchecked growth of bureaucracy.
@CalumDouglas1 Chamberlain was victim to one of the most effective character assassinations in history. Glad to see him finally get some credit where it's due.
@poperespecter1@pasabaxqui I'm going to have to go back and reread Heart of Darkness. It's one of my favorite books, and I've read it numerous times, but I'd never thought of this perspective.