# Hacking Health Care: How Tech Will Drive Down Costs

Published 2018-12-07 · Updated 2026-03-26 · Business Services on MarketScale
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> Human beings are safer today than at any time in history. We live more than twice as long as we did in 1900 thanks, in large part, to advances in technology. But our increased lifespan comes at a price. The U.S. spends $3.5 trillion each year on health care, and the federal government shoulders more than…

Human beings are safer today than at any time in history. We live more than twice as long as we did in 1900 thanks, in large part, to [advances in technology](https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-positive-prognosis-for-modern-health-care-1448901782?mod=article_inline). But our increased lifespan comes at a price. The U.S. spends $3.5 trillion each year on health care, and the federal government shoulders more than 28% of that cost.

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