Skip to main content

The Medical Economy

Over 95 percent of the American people have some form of health insurance, but the coverage is shallow and is responsible for much of the 500 percent rise in the cost of hospital care since 1950

00
Scientific American Magazine Vol 229 Issue 3This article was originally published with the title “The Medical Economy” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 229 No. 3 (), p. 151
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0973-151