A new report suggests health care spending is on the rise – just not as fast as the administration says it is.
National health spending in March 2014 grew 7.1 percent over March 2013, according to a report out from the Altarum Institute.
That’s about 3 percent less than the 10 percent figure the Obama administration touted last month. The Obama administration used that figure from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, saying it’s proof that the Patient Protection and Affordable is working and helping the health care industry.
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