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Antidote: Strategies For Containing America's Runaway Health Care Costs, Leslie Meltzer Henry, M. Gregg Bloche
Antidote: Strategies For Containing America's Runaway Health Care Costs, Leslie Meltzer Henry, M. Gregg Bloche
Leslie Meltzer Henry
Soaring healthcare costs have put medical spending at the top of the national agenda and in the spotlight of the 2008 elections. Both the public and private spheres are struggling with this urgent problem. Medicare and Medicaid spending are straining federal and state budgets, private employers are abandoning coverage or shifting costs to workers and their families, and firms that provide generous coverage are risking their competitiveness in the global economy. Meanwhile, nearly 50 million uninsured Americans remain hostage to uncontrolled health costs, while the combustible combination of third-party payments and technological advances continues to fuel spending. Quality and value …