Has U.S. Healthcare Really Become a Mob Protection Racket?

Jeffrey Goodman
11 min readSep 8, 2023

“That’s a great looking daughter you have there. Be a shame if something happened to her health. Just sign this here financial release form, and we’ll take real good care of her…and your family savings and retirement money.”

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Yes, I know — comparing the vaunted U.S. healthcare system with a mob protection racket sounds like quite a stretch, right?

Indulge me while I provide context and evidence to support that idea.

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Jeffrey Goodman

Navigating facts and numbers to help people. Strong opinions on climate change and healthcare. Objective, not neutral. MIT engineer, Wharton MBA.