White House, Congress, Industry Taking On Health Costs

Health care costs soared nearly 50 percent between 2000 and 2006, adding an urgency for reform that may help Democrats pass a major overhaul before the year-end deadline set by the White House, Bloomberg reports. “You come to a point where you can’t afford health care as it is and you have to reform it,” Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., told Bloomberg.

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Filed under: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance on June 4th, 2009