Why Is American Healthcare So Expensive?

October 12, 2017

According to the CDC, 32 percent of US national health expenditures go to hospitals. In Europe, the breakdown is closer to 40-45 percent. This suggests spending in the US is more decentralized to small clinics and practices compared to Europe.

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Part of the Select Medical family of brands, Regency Hospitals provide services to medically complex patients who have suffered recent catastrophic illnesses or injuries and require an extended length of stay in an acute care environment, typically longer than two or three weeks. At Regency, everything we do is focused exclusively on healing acutely ill patients. This allows us to concentrate on providing a comprehensive, focused and effective treatment program for these unique patients…

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