Tapeworms, the Economy and Medical Reform

Tapeworms, the Economy and Medical Reform

Mar 2, 2010

In an interview on CNBC on Monday, the world’s second richest man, Warren Buffett, compared rising health care costs to “a tapeworm eating our economic body” that is “untenable over time.”  Buffett went on to note that U.S. health care costs are 17% of the Gross Domestic Product, whereas in most other countries health care costs...