Holtz-Eakin, Douglas,
The Search for Affordable Health Care. Douglas Holtz-Eakin and others. - Consumers' Research, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 66, Business, 1522-3191; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: The Search for Affordable Health Care, Feb. 2004; pp. 10+.
"The cost of health care has again risen to the top of the national agenda, with the latest data only confirming the long-term trend of an ever-larger share of our national income being devoted to health expenses. The latest upward trajectory began in 1997 and has been attributed to the decline in popularity of managed care and its cost-control measures." (CONSUMERS' RESEARCH) This article discusses the reasons behind the increase in health-care expenditures, the rising cost of insurance and the effect the uninsured have on the health-care system.
1522-3191;
Hospitals--Rates
Insurance--Group
Insurance--Health--Costs
Insurance premiums
Managed care plans (Medical care)
Medical care--Cost of
Medical policy
Medically uninsured persons
AC1.S5
050
The Search for Affordable Health Care. Douglas Holtz-Eakin and others. - Consumers' Research, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 66, Business, 1522-3191; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: The Search for Affordable Health Care, Feb. 2004; pp. 10+.
"The cost of health care has again risen to the top of the national agenda, with the latest data only confirming the long-term trend of an ever-larger share of our national income being devoted to health expenses. The latest upward trajectory began in 1997 and has been attributed to the decline in popularity of managed care and its cost-control measures." (CONSUMERS' RESEARCH) This article discusses the reasons behind the increase in health-care expenditures, the rising cost of insurance and the effect the uninsured have on the health-care system.
1522-3191;
Hospitals--Rates
Insurance--Group
Insurance--Health--Costs
Insurance premiums
Managed care plans (Medical care)
Medical care--Cost of
Medical policy
Medically uninsured persons
AC1.S5
050