Chapter 3The Coming Care Calamity
Some people don’t like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.
Elon Musk
Let’s get the good news out of the way first.
If you are going to get sick and have great insurance or lots of money, there is no better place to do so than in the United States. We excel at taking care of really sick people.
Medical miracles are performed daily by an amazing pool of talented clinicians who have access to the best technology, facilities, and pharmaceuticals.
In this regard, we are the envy of the rest of the world.
But there remains a most vexing question: Why do we invest more in healthcare than any country on the planet only to come in last compared to other ...
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