Independent Analysis Confirms Smarter Health Care Spending Leads to Higher Wages

Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—December 10, 2009. In 2008, the United States spent $2.4 trillion on health care. By 2018, national health spending is expected to almost double – reaching $4.4 trillion and comprising 20 percent of our economy. If Congress doesn’t act to slow the growth of health care costs, America’s economy won’t be able to keep up and jobs will be lost, wages will drop, and health care benefits will be cut. The Patient Protection and…