Which Firms Profit Most From America’s Health-Care System

It is not pharmaceutical companies

The Economist

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Every year America spends about $5,000 more per person on health care than other rich countries do. Yet its people are not any healthier. Where does all the money go? One explanation is waste, with patients wolfing down too many pills and administrators churning out red tape. There is also the cost of…

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