Specific economic and structural factors drive high US healthcare costs
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Economic structures such as fragmented payment models, market consolidation by private providers, and supplier-induced demand are key drivers of high healthcare costs in the United States.
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Catalyzing Health AI by Fixing Payment Systems.
2025 · cited by 3
Outdated reimbursement frameworks and fragmented economic incentives create major financial barriers and inefficiencies in U.S. healthcare.
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Long COVID Is Associated with Excess Direct Healthcare Expenditures Among Adults in the United States
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Market strategies used by private hospital providers to consolidate and increase power; a systematic scoping review and evaluative synthesis.
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Studying supplier-induced demand in healthcare: an econophysics approach.
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