Americans may get medical money's worth
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060830/ap_on_he_me/medical_value"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20060830/capt.1fdd833c8bdd1ec60072a53247221795.pjpeg?x=130&y=86&sig=sPdPVfX0ZIwZHY9k0m24xQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The benefits associated with increased spending on medical care varies with every decade and age group. (AP Graphics)" border="0" /></a>AP - Despite exploding costs, most Americans got sizable life-extending bang for their medical bucks over recent decades, says one of the most sweeping studies ever of health-care value.</p><br clear="all"/>