title: The rising cost of healthcare. Cost increases drive healthcare to the top of the domestic policy agenda.
authors.affiliation: Health Policy Alternatives, Inc. 400 N. Capitol St. NW, Ste. 799, Washington, DC 20001-1536, USA.
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ferman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003363:Cost Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000639:trends*; D006291:Health Policy / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid; D006278:Medicare; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States