Wage growth has been flat or anemic for years, so who are we to blame? A lackluster economy? Wealth hoarders in the top 1 percent? Competition from countries with lower wages?
It's health care, at least according to a new report by HCMS Group, a company that specializes in population health management.
The report asserts that 30 percent of national health care spending is waste, due either to doctors over-treating and patients over-consuming medical services.
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