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America's "Healthcare" System Is Now a Structured Financial Skim/Scam

"Healthcare" grift, graft, fraud and financialized skims / scams will bankrupt the nation.

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Charles Hugh Smith
Jul 02, 2025
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I've been writing about America's healthcare system for 18 years, emphasizing two enduring themes: 1) our lifestyle is unhealthy, with predictable consequences and 2) healthcare as it is currently configured will bankrupt the nation all by itself.

This recent article on how having a baby without complications now costs over $44,000 adds a third theme: th…

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