Administrative Expenses in the US Health Care System Why So High?

This Viewpoint discusses administrative expenses in the US health care system and notes that attempts to address those costs in a sustainable way will require consideration of how the US health system is designed and how the system balances the use of market mechanisms with the costs they sometimes entail.

Automated summary

Efforts to address administrative expenses in the US healthcare system in a sustainable way require consideration of the system design and how it balances market mechanisms with associated costs.