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Health Care’s Affliction of American Prosperity

Skyrocketing medical costs are a drain on national prosperity, a drag on employment and a damper on economic growth prospects.  “Since the start of the recession in December 2007, real health care spending…has increased by 12.7%…During this same period, real GDP excluding health spending fell by nearly 7% in mid-2009 and, with its recent decline, […]