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Politics : View from the Center and Left

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To: neolib who wrote (248488)4/2/2014 1:39:20 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) of 542100
 
"ACA doesn't do much to control cost,"

Another naysayer myth. That's not to say further reforms, like bulk purchasing and single payer (Vermont) can't be added to improve the system.

How Obamacare may be holding down costs

DREW ALTMAN | 9/26/13 5:19 AM EDT

The historic slowdown in health-care costs is continuing. Earlier this month, the government’s actuaries found that total national health spending continues to grow at the lowest rate we’ve ever seen. And our annual employer health benefits survey released in August found premiums up just 4 percent on average for family policies this year, while overall health spending is growing at the slowest rate in 50 years (dating back to when the government first started tabulating health expenditures

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/why-obamacare-could-be-holding-down-costs-97354.html#ixzz2xkdgQSGr

How the Affordable Care Act Will Cut Health Spending Monday, Mar 31, 2014

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