Inside America's woefully ill-prepared health system
The US healthcare system, so expensive that people actively avoid hospitals, could become the defining political issue of a presidential election year.
Mike Pence is heading up US efforts to manage the coronavirus fallout. AP
Last week my wife needed an urgent steroid injection that saw us rush her to Baltimore’s famed Johns Hopkins Hospital.
After filling out paperwork and declaring that we would be paying the costs upfront rather than using a US-based health insurer, a nurse sheepishly detailed the charges.
Jacob GreberSenior correspondentJacob Greber writes about politics, economics and business from Canberra. He has been a Washington correspondent and economics correspondent. Connect with Jacob on Twitter. Email Jacob at jgreber@afr.com
