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'Historically' Low Healthcare Spending Growth Predicted for 2013
PricewaterhouseCoopers attributes much of the projected slower growth to the tepid economy, the healthcare industry's broad focus on cost containment, and efforts by employers to keep health insurance expenses down.
Based on my recent, completely unscientific contacts within the healthcare establishment, I am predicting that any increase in health care expenditures during 2013 will be much less than the PriceWaterhouse Coopers forecast.