Jobs
The Health of the
Health-Care
Industry
The health
insurance system
may be broken.
But the industry
has its upside, as
far as the economy
is concerned
By Michael
Mandel

Like everyone else, you probably gripe about the health system. It's too expensive, too inefficient, and you have to jump through endless hoops to get reimbursed even if you have health insurance, which many people do not.

But there's a hidden economic plus to health care that no one knows.

The labor market seems to be reaso...

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