Showing posts with label $27.6 Billion Per YR Savings could be achieved from Single-Payer's administrative simplifications. Show all posts
Showing posts with label $27.6 Billion Per YR Savings could be achieved from Single-Payer's administrative simplifications. Show all posts

Thursday, August 4, 2011

$27.6 Billion Per Year: Savings That Could Be Achieved From Single-Payer’s Administrative Simplifications

Great post from Think Progress Health:

"American doctors spend “nearly four times as much per physician as doctors in Ontario dealing with health insurers and payers,” and the additional time and labor drive U.S. per-physician costs to $82,975 annually versus $22,205 in Ontario, a new study published this morning in Health Affairs concludes.