Advanced Imaging Slowdown Significant Factor In Overall Health Spending Deceleration – Study
Executive Summary
Policymakers have cited the struggling economy as the primary source of the deceleration in overall health care spending, but an advanced imaging slowdown, lower prescription drug spending, and several other factors may have combined to play an even more significant role, Harvard economists argue.
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