Report Summary April 7, 2006
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Rising Health Costs
Can costs be cut without hurting care quality?
By Marcia Clemmitt

Medical costs have more than doubled over the last decade, and health insurance premiums have risen nearly five times faster than wages. Americans are spending far more on health care than residents of any other industrialized country while receiving lower-quality care overall. Meanwhile, big U.S. businesses that provide health coverage to workers complain that the high costs are crippling their ability. . . .

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Clemmitt, M. (2006, April 7). Rising health costs. CQ Researcher, 16, 289-312. Retrieved from http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/
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