by Ryan Underwood | Jun. 28, 2016, 3:47 PM
Health care once seemed simple: You got sick, called a doctor, and
paid the bill as best you could.
Today health care accounts for nearly 20 percent of the total U.S. gross domestic product—about $3 trillion of economic activity annually. It’s also the largest item in the federal budget, making up 28 percent of all government spending.