Sky-high prices of everything make US healthcare the world's most expensive

The Guardian -------- The United States spends twice as much on healthcare as 10 other high-income nations, driven by the high price of everything from prescription drugs to doctors’ salaries, a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds. Recent attempts to reform American healthcare have assigned blame for the high cost of care to nearly every sector – from drug companies to hospitals to health insurers. However, a co-author of the new study said those arguments ignore the “800-pound gorilla”: sky-high prices everywhere. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.