The nation's health care system has changed dramatically and the country is debating further significant changes. Comprehensive information is needed to guide p

It has become trite to observe that increases in health care costs have become unsustainable. How best for policy to address these increases, however, depends i

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Developing credible short-term and long-term projections of Medicare health care costs is critical for public- and private-sector policy planning, but faces cha