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Journalist Todd Hixon reported on a study that U.S. spending on physicians per person is about five times higher than peer countries, $1,600 versus $310, as much as 37% of the gap with other countries. This was driven by a greater use of specialist doctors, who charge 3-6 times more in the U.S. than in peer countries. [52]
How much does health care cost today? The United States spent $4.87 trillion on health care in 2023, according to an analysis by KFF . That’s $14,570 per person.
Phlebotomy licensure advocates claim that the licensure would enhance the quality of personnel, while the laboratory industry opposes phlebotomy licensure as an unnecessary cost. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Phlebotomy is not without risk, and more challenging patients increase the chance of complications. [ 12 ]
Access to healthcare continues to be an issue. The cost of living in the city has forced many New Yorkers to opt out of insurance because of the high costs. [citation needed] New Yorkers living in low-income communities or who are unemployed have limited access to quality healthcare. [12]
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Phlebotomy licensure advocates claim that the licensure would enhance the quality of personnel, while the laboratory industry opposes phlebotomy licensure as an unnecessary cost. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Phlebotomy is not without risk, and more challenging patients increase the chance of complications. [ 7 ]
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Investigators are trying to determine how a woman got past multiple security checkpoints this week at New York’s JFK International Airport and boarded a plane to Paris, apparently hiding in the ...