With the reelection of Donald Trump and the potential involvement of transformative figures like Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the United States may have a unique opportunity to reform health care in ways not seen in generations.
It’s widely recognized that our current health care system is severely flawed. Health care comprises nearly one-fifth of the U.S. economy and is bogged down by layers of administrative and bureaucratic inefficiencies that inflate costs, distort incentives, and hinder both quality and accessibility of care.
The bloat is substantial: nearly half of health care jobs are non-clinical, meaning they are held by people who do not meaningfully interact with patients—positions like billers, coders, administrators, and bureaucrats. These jobs often add little to no value but instead bureaucratize care at a massive financial and…
