The Platinum Patients – The Atlantic

Five Percent of Americans Account For 50 Percent of U.S. Medical Bills

Each year, 1 in every 20 Americans racks up just as much in medical bills as another 19 combined. This critical five percent of the U.S. population is key to solving the nation’s health care spending crisis.Read the rest of our coverage. The Five Percent accounts for the same total expenditures as the rest of the population combined.