Quote by Ron Wyden

For the amount of money that the country is going to spend this year on health care, you can go out and hire a doctor for every seven families in the US and pay the doctor almost $230,000 a year to cover them.

For the amount of money that the country is going to spend t

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This quote highlights the significant amount of money allocated to healthcare spending in the United States. It suggests that the financial resources invested annually in healthcare could potentially provide each group of 7 families with a dedicated doctor, focusing on their medical needs, and the doctor would receive a generous salary of around $230,000 per year. The quote underscores the scale of healthcare expenditure and prompts reflection on alternative uses or potential improvements in healthcare distribution in the country.

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