US Health Care: An Industry Too Big to Fail
This article was written by Michael Williams, Associate Chief Medical Officer for Clinical Integration; Associate Professor of Surgery and Director of the UVA Center for Health Policy, University of Virginia, and originally appeared on The Conversation, a not-for-profit news site dedicated to unlocking ideas and knowledge from academic experts.
As I spoke recently with colleagues at a conference in Florence, Italy about healthcare innovation, a fundamental truth resurfaced in my mind: the U.S. healthcare industry is just that. An industry, an economic force, big business, first and foremost. It is a vehicle for returns on investment and the success of our society second.
This is critical to consider as presidential candidates unveil their healthcare plans. The candidates and the electorate seem to forget that healthcare in our country is a huge business.
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