Healthcare costs accelerate slightly
The average per capita cost of healthcare services covered by commercial insurance and Medicare grew 5.71% over the 12 months ending in July 2011, representing a third straight month of modest acceleration of cost growth, Standard & Poor's (S&P) Healthcare Economic Indices show.
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