title: Healthcare costs: America can't afford to be sick.
abstract: The pricetag on the nation's healthcare can stagger the imagination. But reform efforts have backfired, adding even more complexity to an already complex system.
authors: American Association of Retired Persons.
authors: H B
authors: HB
authors: Deets
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003255:Consumer Organizations; D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006291:Health Policy / Q000191:economics*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States