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Healthcare: Killing America

Where does our $2.5 TRILLION go?

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Fraud

M alpractice

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Other Useless
M edicine

Has it always been this bad? As recently as the 1950s, we spent less than 5% of our wealth to
maintain our health. Yet the length and quality of our lives was little different than today:

Return on Investment

18.0%
16.0%
14.0%
12.0%
10.0%
8.0% %Increase in
life
6.0% expectancy
by decade
4.0% %of GDP

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Most important, government and industry leaders must push for change that is good for the country
rather than for political contributors and lobbyists. Our founding fathers realized our republic would
only survive if its leaders possessed public virtue. This crisis is another test of that virtue and I fear as
Congress buys each vote with special interest gimmicks, our nation is further undermined.

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