Forbes May 15, 2023
U.S. healthcare is in financial crisis, and patients are feeling it acutely. Nearly 90 million (more than 1 in 4) Americans are enrolled in Medicaid, the public health insurance program for people with low income. Medical bills are a leading cause of bankruptcy as 100 million Americans remain saddled with medical debt. All of this in a nation that spends 18% of its GDP on healthcare, nearly twice as much money per citizen as any other country—while achieving the worst health outcomes among 12 of its richest peers.
Thinking about this frustrating lack of healthcare progress, I’m reminded of the day I left college in Boston to begin medical school in New Haven.
Two friends helped me hitch a U-Haul...
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