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Report: Health Spending Will Climb To Nearly One-Fifth Of GDP

June 13, 2012  |   National health spending will account for nearly one-fifth of the U.S. economy in 2021, according to updated estimates from the federal government. Actuaries from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported their annual projections in the journal Health Affairs...

Study: Few Healthy Food Choices At Calif. Children's Hospitals

December 2, 2011  |   Photo by Flickr user TheFoodJunk. Fried food, a cookie, ice cream and soda. It's a dieter's nightmare. It's also what many children's hospitals in California are offering their patients, staff and visitors. Researchers with the UCLA School of Medicine...

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