For your educational purpose, take a look (full article listed below):

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/06/01/090601fa_fact_gawande?currentPage=all

“With healthcare in the limelight, here's another perspective to what is really pushing up the cost.”

  - Won mi Kim, LAc

“Indeed, a very important article on the current state of our healthcare industry. Two, of many, parts worth highlighting from the article read: ‘To make matters worse, Fisher found that patients in high-cost areas were actually less likely to receive low-cost preventive services’ and ‘Nearly thirty per cent of Medicare’s costs could be saved without negatively affecting health outcomes if spending in high- and medium-cost areas could be reduced to the level in low-cost areas,’ Peter Orszag, the President’s budget director, has stated. I am glad to read this article that takes into account so many perspectives.”

  - Dr. Brendan Armm