...chronic diseases eat up 75% of all healthcare costs. That's three-quarters of the total $2.2 trillion spent on healthcare in the United States. That comes to $1.65 trillion...
That's more than two Wall Street bailouts.
America can't wait for another segment of the economy to collapse before doing something about it, they said. "There's some concern that given the current state of the economy, taking on healthcare might be too much, too big," said Thorpe. "I would argue the opposite. Failure to act on the issue of making healthcare more affordable is a recipe for disaster. This issue is too important to ignore. As wages slow down and the deficits rise, we've got to find places in the public budgets and in the private sector to make healthcare affordable for families and businesses."
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