PYMNTS.com June 17, 2021
Healthcare in the United States is an undeniably expensive proposition.
As of 2019 (the last full year data is available for) Americans spent $3.8 trillion, or a little under 20 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) on healthcare alone. It’s a high price to pay, particularly considering that very few people actually like what they’re getting for the money. According to one survey conducted in the middle of the pandemic last year, only 36 percent of consumers were satisfied with their healthcare plans.
And it’s not an issue that’s limited to a certain type of healthcare plan. When one digs in and asks consumers about their experience with the industry, direct-to-health platform Sesame Founder and CEO David Goldhill...