Healthcare Costs Soar 6.9 Percent
Washington
Healthcare spending increased 6.9 percent in 2000, the highest annual increase since 1993, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports.
The report prompted calls from health insurance representatives for Congress to stop pursuing legislative initiatives that they say would increase liabilities, add to the system's costs, and make the situation even worse.
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