Study of U.S. Health Care System Finds Both Waste and Opportunity to Improve

The New York Times  By ANNIE LOWREY  September 11, 2012 |  WASHINGTON — The American medical system squanders 30 cents of every dollar spent on health care, according to new calculations by the respected Institute of Medicine. But in all that waste and misuse, policy experts and economists see a significant opportunity — a way to curb runaway health spending, to improve medical outcomes and even to put the economy on sounder footing.  Read more