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Study: U.S. squanders $150B a year on hospital bureaucracy
By William Ulwelling, M.D.Albuquerque Journal, Sept. 15, 2014How affordable is the American health care system? And are matters getting better or worse? One factor is
U.S. hospitals burdened by high administrative costs
By Dr. Steffie WoolhandlerModern Healthcare, September 13, 2014When I was a kid in Shreveport, La., my father was chief of radiology at the local hospital.
The Havoc of the Unrestrained Drug Industry
By Ralph NaderThe Nader Page, Sept. 12, 2014It is remarkable what very profitable drug companies—as they merge into fewer giant multinationals—continue to get away with
Surprise In Mass. Primary: 21 Percent For Single-Payer Candidate Berwick
By Carey Goldberg WBUR's CommonHealth blog, Sept. 10, 2014 Note to politicians: Backing “Medicare for all” is looking less and less like electoral poison. If, deep
Putting ‘Medicare for All’ on the Agenda
By John NicholsThe Nation, Sept. 5, 2014Don Berwick is making a vital point about the need for progressives to expand the discussion about healthcare reform.Democratic
‘Market forces’ create bloated hospital bureaucracies: international study
By Markus Mannheim The Canberra Times (Australia), Sept. 9, 2014 United States hospitals spend a quarter of their budgets on administration, more than twice as
Fix Mental Health with Universal Medicare
PNHP note: The following article was updated in an article with the same title in Social Justice Solutions in December 2016. You can view the
Why U.S. hospital administrative costs are among the highest in the world: 7 things to know
By Helen AdamopoulosBecker's Hospital Review, Sept. 8, 2014An analysis of eight countries with various types of healthcare systems has found the U.S. has the highest
Health care in U.S. is a bureaucrat-heavy system
By Alan BavleyThe Kansas City Star, Sept. 8, 2014Eye-popping compensation packages of hospital executives — particularly those at safety-net and nonprofit hospitals — are regular
We’re No. 1, Not In A Good Way: Highest Hospital Administrative Costs
By Alvin TranWBUR CommonHealth blog, Sept. 8, 2014When it comes to hospital administrative costs, a new Health Affairs study finds, our country is No. 1
Time to end co-pays
They are one of many reasons that U.S. health care has the world's highest overhead costsBy David Cay JohnstonAl Jazeera America, Sept. 8, 2014American hospitals