7/15/2004: Our Broken Health Care System

David S. Broder in The Washington Post; subscription may be required

Excerpt: The United States spends almost 15 percent of its income on health care, far more than other advanced countries. That's about $5,540 a year for every man, woman and child. Costs are rising four times as fast as wages. One informed estimate places the cost of employer-sponsored health care coverage for the average family at $14,500 in 2006, just two years from now.