How the pandemic is changing the US healthcare system
The $20 trillion consumer-driven economy in the United States is breaking structurally, in the grips of the Big Fear and unseen forces of compression. Americans are hoarding cash, slashing spending and shrinking their credit card debt as jobs vaporize across the board. Motley Fool reported in November that the savings rate for those aged 18 and older rose by 10%. There is nowhere to hide from the high-velocity wind that is making us all wince and shiver.
Physician practices and hospitals – a big part of the $4 trillion...