Op-ed

3 Problems Education And Healthcare Have In Common

Khang T. Vuong, MHA
Khang T. Vuong, MHA20 Dec 2020
Artificial Pricing
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Outcomes Are Measured Without Cost In Mind
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Extremely Tilted Leverage Power Toward Providers
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Would a university student loan program help?
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Here are my three recommendations:
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As admission rates have dropped, the cost of attendance has increased‚Äîa correlation seen at many highly selective schools. By 2025, the University of Chicago‚s sticker price is predicted to pass the $100,000 mark, which would make it the first U.S. college where attendance costs six figures, according to a new analysis by The Hechinger Report, an education-news outlet.

 

The analysis suggests at least a handful of other U.S. colleges will follow suit soon after Chicago hits that milestone, including California‚s Harvey Mudd College, New York City‚s Columbia University, and Texas‚s Southern Methodist University.

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Khang T. Vuong, MHA

Khang T. Vuong received his Master of Healthcare Administration from the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University. He was named Forbes Healthcare 2021 30 under 30. Vuong spoke at Stanford Medicine X, HIMSS conference, and served as a Fellow at the Bon Secours Health System.

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