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Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule
Is it just my cynicism or is it quite convenient that this number is reported now:
Healthcare system wastes up to $800 billion a year - Yahoo! News
And also is the implication that somehow federal management would reduce this existing waste? Seems like it's a number thrownout to minimize the additional expense of the HCR.
But I could just be a cynic. |
That is in fact the implication. I've heard anywhere north of $500-$600 billion is the projected figure that Congress believes can be reduced in waste.