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issues for 2015

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? And what will an increase mean for consumers, businesses and the federal budget?

• What is Behind the Recent Slowdown in Health Spending?
• The Mystery of the Missing $1,200-per-person: Can Medicare’s spending slowdown continue?"
• Drew Altman: The Health Care Costs Problem is Coming Back”

the essentials

• Health Care Costs: A Primer
• Health Care Spending in the U.S. and Selected OECD Countries
• Changes in Medical Technology Affect Health Care Costs