Restoring Fiscal Sanity 2007 - The Health Spending Challenge (Paperback, 2007)

"Exceeding $2 trillion annually, health care spending in the United States is growing significantly faster than the national economy. If left unchecked, this health spending crisis will threaten Americans' ability to pay for other essential services. Driven primarily by the cost of benefits promised to seniors under Medicare and Medicaid, federal health expenditures will force lawmakers to make stark policy decisions. In this third volume of Restoring Fiscal Sanity, policy experts suggest ways to slow the growth of federal spending on health care. Unless federal health spending can be brought under control, Americans will face substantially higher taxes, sharp reductions in other government programs, and cuts in benefits to the elderly. Families, businesses, and communities will be forced to make agonizing choices between health care and other needs. Focusing on policies that do not shift costs to the states or the private sector, the authors of Restoring Fiscal Sanity 2007 suggest reforms in federal programs that have the potential to reduce the growth of spending for the entire health system, increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the care provided, and enhance health outcomes. Drawing on years of government and public policy experience, they stress the need for innovative approaches and cooperation between the private and public sectors. "

General

Imprint:	Brookings Institution Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2007
First published:	March 2007
Editors:	Alice M. Rivlin • Joseph R Antos
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	248
Edition:	2007
ISBN-13:	978-0-8157-7493-8
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General
LSN:	0-8157-7493-1
Barcode:	9780815774938

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