by siobhan

High and rising health care costs: Demystifying U.S. health care spending
Paul B. Ginsburg, President, Center for Studying Health System Change
THE SYNTHESIS PROJECT – RESEARCH SYNTHESIS REPORT NO. 16 – OCTOBER 2008
Available online as PDF file [32p.] at: http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/101508.policysynthesis.costdrivers.rpt.pdf
Policy-makers have a number of options available to restrain health care spending growth, none of which are easy. With research consistently showing that medical technology is the largest cost driver, applying technology more selectively to patients needs to be an element of any long-term approach. [posted on PAHO/WHO Equity Listserv]

This entry was posted on Monday, November 3rd, 2008 at 9:06 am and is filed under Articles, Public Health.

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