No silver lining. Growth in healthcare spending slowed because of the recession but continued to outpace the economy.
While healthcare spending growth slowed in 2008, that isn't good news, according to experts. Rather than being able to credit new efficiencies in the system for the slowdown, blame the recession. According to Michael Blaszyk, left, of Catholic Healthcare West, the CMS figures underscore the need for cost-control reforms and calls the continued rise in healthcare as a share of the economy unacceptable.
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