Re:A Doctor Trying to Stop Heart Attacks
by Retric on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @08:33PM
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That's about as relevant as talking about the DoD budget because they spend a lot of money on healthcare.
If you divide 1.1 trillion by 80k you get 13.75 Million per worker because they mostly hand out money to other organizations.
PS: If you campare US spending on heathcare per person you find the real issue is we let way to many other people in on the game. When you see a doctor chances are far more time is spent by other people not in the room mostly deciding who pays what than the doctor spends dealing with you. That's 95% pure waste and has little to do with heathcare. A doctor making 300k per year (~250k excluding benefits) only costs ~75$ per half an hour. Co pay can often more than pay for a doctors time.
If you divide 1.1 trillion by 80k you get 13.75 Million per worker because they mostly hand out money to other organizations.
PS: If you campare US spending on heathcare per person you find the real issue is we let way to many other people in on the game. When you see a doctor chances are far more time is spent by other people not in the room mostly deciding who pays what than the doctor spends dealing with you. That's 95% pure waste and has little to do with heathcare. A doctor making 300k per year (~250k excluding benefits) only costs ~75$ per half an hour. Co pay can often more than pay for a doctors time.