07 August 2013

'Paying Till It Hurts': Why American Health Care Is So Pricey





It costs $13,660 for an American to have a hip replacement in Belgium; in the U.S., it's closer to $100,000. Americans pay more for health care than people in many other developed countries, and Elisabeth Rosenthal is trying to find out why.



via Pocket http://www.npr.org/2013/08/07/209585018/paying-till-it-hurts-why-american-health-care-is-so-pricey

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