U.S. health care spending seen doubling in 10 years
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U.S. spending on prescription drugs, hospital care and other health services is expected to double to $4.1 trillion over the next decade, up from $2.1 trillion in 2006, a government report released on Wednesday found.
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Despite exploding costs, most Americans got sizable life-extending bang for their medical bucks over recent decades, says one of the most sweeping studies ever of health-care value.
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Health plan costs are expected to rise at a slightly faster rate in 2008, after three years of flat growth, according to preliminary results of a new survey.
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TUESDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The new Medicare prescription drug plan was largely responsible for an 18.7 percent increase in Medicare spending in 2006, which was double the increase in spending from the year before, U.S. health officials report.
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Medicare premiums for doctor visits are going up a record &#36;11.60 a month next year. The Bush administration says the increase reflects a strengthened Medicare, while Democrats complain that seniors are being unfairly socked.
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The dramatic increase in health-care spending in the United States since 1960 is a major reason that Americans are living longer, making the world's most expensive health-care system a good value despite its high costs, according to an academic study being released today.
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WASHINGTON - Medicare premiums for doctor visits are going up a record $11.60 a month next year. The Bush administration says the increase reflects a strengthened Medicare, while Democrats complain that seniors are being unfairly socked...
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Projections for 2005 show that most Americans and businesses should be worried about what is becoming the most costly aspect of their daily lives - paying for health care.
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Martinsville -- For the second year in a row, Morgan Hospital and Medical Center officials will start the new year with a planned spending increase of more than 20 percent.
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The growth in health care spending by private employers slowed in recent years, creating some optimism that the employers had turned the corner in their struggle with rising costs. But any relief appears to have been short lived, according to a study to be released today.
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U.S. spending on Web advertising and Internet access expected to increase by double digits through 2011.
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What should really keep executives awake at night is the upward trajectory of health care spending.
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President Bush and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry are offering distinct plans to help Americans cope with the rising costs of health care.
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The cost of residential care for the elderly is set to double in the next 20 years, research suggests.
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How to benefit from increased spending on preventative medicine.
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The cost of providing health care to employees has risen 11.2 per cent this year, according to the results of an authoritative national survey.
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Employers face continued double-digit increases in health-care costs in 2005 and likely will require their workers to pay an even greater share of the bill, according to a new survey of more than 900 companies.