So much for easing back into the flow of things after a coupleof weeks at home painting rainbows, playing Candy Land and“drinking” way too much tea.
This week's return to reality began with the latest affirmationthat health care spending in this country is slowing down. It's notearth-shattering news, but for the fourth straight year — and forthe entirety of the president's first term in office — overalleconomic growth outpaced the health care sector.
The eggheads over at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servicesrun these numbers annually, and apparently, they're sitting at10-year lows, with health care spending advancing 3.7 percent in2012.
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