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Technology, Aging and Obesity Drive Healthcare Spending, BEA Finds

Health Populi

Some key findings from this study were that: The fastest-growing spending conditions between 2013 and 2014 were infectious disease, mental illness, and diabetes. The second chart indicates healthcare spending by category in billions of dollars and annual rate of growth.

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Prescription Drug Prices On California Ballot

ACA Times

A bill in New Mexico would create a task force on pharmaceutical pricing, while a proposed law in Washington State would cap consumers’ out-of-pocket spending on prescription medications. Geoffrey Joyce , director of the Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics at the University of Southern California.