Health spending outlay tops $2 trillion, but spending growth on doctors declines
January 20th, 2008 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Washington — While the national health spending growth rate increased slightly in 2006, the percentage rise in expenditures on physician services slowed markedly, due largely to a small Medicare pay increase and its private-sector fallout, according to a new report by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
At the same time, the start of Medicare Part D had a major impact in the prescription drug sector.
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