U.S. health care spending seen doubling in 10 years
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070221/hl_nm/spending_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070220/i/r3549085334.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=9rXao81lCF8hWIh4O4uUaQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="U.S. President George W. Bush (C) takes part in a meeting on health care initiatives in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, February 20, 2007. Bush is joined by (L-R) Karen Ignagni, President and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans; Ron Williams, President and CEO, Aetna, Inc.; Bush; Larry Glasscock, Chairman, President, and CEO, WellPoint, Inc.; and Grace-Marie Turner, President of Galen Institute, Inc. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. spending on prescription drugs,
hospital care and other health services is expected to double
to $4.1 trillion over the next decade, up from $2.1 trillion in
2006, a government report released on Wednesday found.</p><br clear="all"/>