The high “cost” of waste in U.S. health care, and what we can do about it

A guest column by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, exclusive to KevinMD.com.The U.S. spends the largest amount of money on health care in the world – around $4.3 trillion annually. However, an estimated 20% to 30% of this is wasted, with no benefit reaching the populace. Culprits contributing to this waste include administrative and duplicative […]