http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/01/08/health-spending-rx-drugs-sparks-medicare-spending-jump-slow-growth-elsewhere/ The Policy Journal of the Health Sphere Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:57:48 -0500 hourly 1 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/01/08/health-spending-rx-drugs-sparks-medicare-spending-jump-slow-growth-elsewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-13901 National health care spending hits $2 trillion » The Obama Campaigner Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:06:27 +0000 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/01/08/health-spending-rx-drugs-sparks-medicare-spending-jump-slow-growth-elsewhere/#comment-13901 [...] As discussed in this Times article, national health care spending exceeded $2 trillion for the first time in 2006, which is nearly double what it was a decade ago.  The main point of the article, and as discussed elsewhere, is that much of the increased spending is due to the advent of the Medicare drug benefit, which has impacted spending throughout the entire health care system.    [...] [...] As discussed in this Times article, national health care spending exceeded $2 trillion for the first time in 2006, which is nearly double what it was a decade ago.  The main point of the article, and as discussed elsewhere, is that much of the increased spending is due to the advent of the Medicare drug benefit, which has impacted spending throughout the entire health care system.    [...]

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