Don’t blame Medicaid for most of the rise in state and local health care spending

Don’t blame Medicaid for most of the rise in state and local health care spending

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Healthcare spending growth to dip in 2016 on high-deductible surge, report says

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/healthcare-spending-growth-dip-2016-high-deductible-surge-report-says?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRogs6rJZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4GTsBiI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

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“Cadillac tax” on high-priced plans is also contributing to the spending decline.

Why Low Growth in Health Costs Still Stings

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2015/04/08/why-low-growth-in-health-costs-still-stings/?utm_campaign=KFF%3A+Drew%27s+Columns&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=16962011&_hsenc=p2ANqtz–38gNBe4tArXEi1kR4gIoGPcB2uGQndAtR9a57fX7sixUnjJtHdETi4iYn613Dneh6G2TarKm9MCTz9h8Q_rrLuRwo4Q&_hsmi=16962011

An Uncertain Outlook for Medicare Spending

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/up-front/posts/2015/01/26-health-spending-trajectories-sheiner?utm_campaign=Hutchins+Center&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=15804019&_hsenc=p2ANqtz–QeZiVqtQGdWwhcXxp2MXRUTEr74cRDl74w4NoFmIBfmfpoda66p258dhVminbB_tiEpp_I0iPvQjfTohSAQHLaLR4QQ&_hsmi=15804019

U.S. Healthcare Spending On Track To Hit $10,000 Per Person This Year

http://www.forbes.com/sites/danmunro/2015/01/04/u-s-healthcare-spending-on-track-to-hit-10000-per-person-this-year/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Healthcare%20Dive&utm_campaign=Issue:%202015-01-05%20Healthcare%20Dive

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