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Health-Care Costs: A State-by-State Comparison - WSJ
When it comes to spending, some states may get more bang for their buck.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323884304578328173966380066
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Estimates of Total Health Care Spending in the United States - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
The National Health Expenditure Accounts (NHEA) are the official estimates of total health care spending in the United States. Dating back to 1960, the NHEA measures annual U.S. expenditures for health care goods and services, public health activities, government administration, the net cost of health insurance, and investment related to health care.
https://www.cms.gov/research-statistics-data-and-systems/statistics-trends-and-reports/nationalhealthexpenddata/nationalhealthaccountshistorical.html
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Health Care Costs In The US On The Rise, Hospitals Now Charging 10 Times Medicare Rates For Common Procedures: Report
Hospitals have been increasing the prices they charge customers at much higher rates than what Medicare has been paying out for years.
http://www.ibtimes.com/health-care-costs-us-rise-hospitals-now-charging-10-times-medicare-rates-common-1957271
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Health Care Costs - RAND
Financing the efficient delivery of medical services while reducing costs for consumers as well as health care providers is among the most challenging domestic policy problems many countries face.
http://www.rand.org/topics/health-care-costs.html
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The Facts About Rising Health Care Costs
Learn more about the true drivers of rising health care costs: underlying medical costs
http://www.aetna.com/health-reform-connection/aetnas-vision/facts-about-costs.html
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What's Behind the Slowdown in Health Care Costs - US News
The health care spending bubble may have burst for now.
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/09/26/whats-behind-the-slowdown-in-health-care-costs
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There's No Miracle Cure for Health-Care Costs - Bloomberg View
Hospitals' cash flow is more important than individual prices.
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-12-17/there-s-no-miracle-cure-for-health-care-costs
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Health Care Costs 101: Reaching a Spending Plateau? - CHCF
This annual snapshot is an easy-to-use reference tool that provides general background on United States medical spending, with details for California where available.
http://www.chcf.org/publications/2015/11/health-care-costs-101
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Why is Health Care so Expensive? - Consumer Reports
Overpriced health care in the U.S. translates into higher health insurance costs and fewer raises for American workers. Consumer Reports' health insurance experts explain what you can do about it.
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2014/11/it-is-time-to-get-mad-about-the-outrageous-cost-of-health-care/index.htm
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America's Health Insurance Plans - Rising Health Care Costs
To make health care coverage more affordable, the nation must address the soaring cost of medical care that continues to increase at an unsustainable rate.
https://www.ahip.org/Issues/Rising-Health-Care-Costs.aspx
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U.S. Health Care Costs Rise Faster Than Inflation - Forbes
U.S. health care costs continue to rise, despite the advent of the Affordable Care Act. In this article, we'll look at the annual increase for health care and compare it to overall inflation.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikepatton/2015/06/29/u-s-health-care-costs-rise-faster-than-inflation/
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Health Costs - The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
In recent years, national health care spending has grown at rates well below the historical average. How much will the recovering U.S. economy drive up national health spending in 2015?
http://kff.org/health-costs/
