The average American will spend roughly $320,000 on healthcare over their adult lifetime, which requires dedicating about $8,000 to $10,000 working hours just to cover these expenses. Yet, when actually seeking care, patients spend hours navigating waiting rooms and endless paperwork to receive an average of only 20 minutes with a doctor.
This staggering imbalance—trading thousands of hours of your life for mere minutes of care—constitutes a profound moral indictment of our system. While it may not fit the tidy framework of courtroom litigation, the American people have a profound, legitimate cause of action against a society that commodifies a basic human right.
