L C M E D S O C .O R G OPINION Compassionate, Valuable and Affordable Healthcare Part III BY GEORGE A. ARANGIO, M.D. T he 2010 ACA Bill is the law of the land. The USA will spend more than 18% of its GDP on healthcare or $3.84 trillion in 2019. This is 12.0 % more than the average spent in 15 other developed nations. U.S. prescription drug costs have increased 69% since 2000 and 16% jump in some drug prices in 2016. Hospital care has increased Continued on page 12 WINTER 2019 | Lehigh County Health & Medicine 11http://www.LCMEDSOC.ORG